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CHATTERING
By Sally I. Kennedy
August 21, 2010

Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous
deeds. Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be
filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. Psalm 72:18,19

The morning dawned bright and clear. We'd barely gotten onto the
trail, strolling rather than seriously hiking, enjoying God's
handiwork.

So far we were the only ones in sight. I heard a faint noise, a
ticking or cheeping, which grew louder as I stepped slowly off the
trail. I figured it was a bird, perhaps a mountain jay. Peering up
through the the tall evergreens, my eyes strained to see any motion.
Nada, zip, zero.

The chattering increased. Then we spied him, a brown squirrel, quite
small, tail just a-twitchin'. He was perched on a branch and boy was
he mad. Clearly he did not like us being in his territory. Madder 'n
a wet hen, is what I thought. The closer I inched, the noisier the
chattering got, until he scampered off.

I was laughing to myself, thinking "He is 'that small', and I'm 'that
big'. You'd think he wouldn't fuss at something so waaay larger than
he is!"

I didn't see him on the way back down. While I was keeping an eye out
for him, it crossed my mind how sometimes I get annoyed if things
aren't going the way I'd planned, and 'chatter' at God.

I'm finite, He's infinite. I'm a 'blade of grass, here today and gone
tomorrow', and He's forever. I know hardly anthing, He knows
everything. He alone is omniscient, omnipresent, sovereign. I hope
that, when I start 'chattering' at God, I can catch myself and think
about what I'm saying.

Lord, thank you for the beautiful world You gave us, and thank you for
continually showing us, growing us, and teaching us, and as my
grandson says, "thank you most of all for your Son, Jesus!'

inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
Sally I. Kennedy, ©2010
http://www.sallyikennedy.com

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