“Will you seek to serve the people with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love?” I am grateful to be learning more and more about these, but especially about imagination...
Thank you so much for the imagination to recast JOY as a more life-giving acronym than Jesus first, Others second, Yourself last. Hate it hate it hate it.
I recently moved from an area surrounded by lakes with many herons. I too had never seen them on dry land. So, after reading your message I had to google and AI provided the info I’ve pasted below.
A God wink (maybe?! - I’m thinking yes) as you have been in this new season of adaptability and changing environment with the creation of Resounding Joy Church. Nature so often speaks to us, if we listen. Wishing you and your new congregation much Joy as you create a new space, a new environment, for sharing God’s love. 🩷🙏🏼
Herons visit fields to hunt for food such as voles, mice, frogs, large insects, and sometimes other small birds, in addition to their primary diet of fish. This behavior is a sign of their adaptability, allowing them to thrive in varied habitats beyond just water, with species like the Great Blue Heron commonly foraging in grasslands and agricultural fields across the U.S.
Why Herons Go to Fields
Food Sources:
While herons are known for hunting in water, they are opportunistic predators and will venture into fields to hunt for small mammals like voles and mice, as well as other prey like frogs and large insects.
Adaptability:
Herons are highly adaptable birds that can adjust their foraging strategies to different environments. This ability allows them to exploit food sources in various habitats, including the open grasslands of fields.
Blessings on the beginning of Resounding Joy Church! It sounds as though its congregation is ready to serve the community with “energy, intelligence, imagination, and love.”
Thank you so much for the imagination to recast JOY as a more life-giving acronym than Jesus first, Others second, Yourself last. Hate it hate it hate it.
I recently moved from an area surrounded by lakes with many herons. I too had never seen them on dry land. So, after reading your message I had to google and AI provided the info I’ve pasted below.
A God wink (maybe?! - I’m thinking yes) as you have been in this new season of adaptability and changing environment with the creation of Resounding Joy Church. Nature so often speaks to us, if we listen. Wishing you and your new congregation much Joy as you create a new space, a new environment, for sharing God’s love. 🩷🙏🏼
Herons visit fields to hunt for food such as voles, mice, frogs, large insects, and sometimes other small birds, in addition to their primary diet of fish. This behavior is a sign of their adaptability, allowing them to thrive in varied habitats beyond just water, with species like the Great Blue Heron commonly foraging in grasslands and agricultural fields across the U.S.
Why Herons Go to Fields
Food Sources:
While herons are known for hunting in water, they are opportunistic predators and will venture into fields to hunt for small mammals like voles and mice, as well as other prey like frogs and large insects.
Adaptability:
Herons are highly adaptable birds that can adjust their foraging strategies to different environments. This ability allows them to exploit food sources in various habitats, including the open grasslands of fields.
Oh my goodness. Thank you for this. That is so beautiful and perfect. Wow. A God wink for sure.
No wonder I have come to see the heron as my spirit animal
Blessings on the beginning of Resounding Joy Church! It sounds as though its congregation is ready to serve the community with “energy, intelligence, imagination, and love.”
Joy peace love hope joy and inclusivity 💕 one can never go wrong with that in fact I believe Jesus would agree
Thinking of you today as so much New begins!