An old legend relates that long ago God had a great many burdens which He
wished to have carried from one place to another on earth, so He asked the
animals to lend a hand.
But all of them began to make excuses for not helping: the elephant was too
dignified; the lion, too proud; and so on.
Finally the birds came to God and said, " If you will tie the burdens into small
bundles, we'll be glad to carry them for you.
We are small but we would like to help."

So God fastened upon the back of each one a small bundle, and they all set
out walking across the plain to their destination.
They sang as they went, and did not seem to feel the weight of their burdens
at all.
Every day the burdens seemed lighter and lighter, until the loads seems to be
lifting the birds, instead of the birds carrying the burdens.

When they arrived at their destination, they discovered that when they removed
their loads, there were Wings their place, Wings which enabled them to fly to the
sky and the tree tops.

They had learned how to carry their burdens, and their loads had become Wings
to carry them nearer to God. Burdens we carry for others may become Wings of
the spirit, to lift us into happiness such as we have never known...






Love Ya, ~Barbara