A hummingbird flew into my garage today. With both garage doors open and my wife’s car gone, I figured it would find its way out quickly.
I came into the garage from my driveway
a few minutes later and found the hummingbird flying along the ceiling. The walls and ceiling are painted sky blue and apparently confused the bird into thinking the way out was up.
The hummingbird needed to fly below the level of the open garage doors to see the way out, but it kept flying along the ceiling. The hummingbird grew tired over time and perched on a garage door bracket to rest. I explained what it had to do to get out, but the bird was not listening or did not speak American English or was too scared to understand.
The hummingbird needed to see the real sky and not the fake sky of my ceiling to find its way out. I had a mirror leaning against the wall that I used to use to check my technique when exercising. I laid the mirror on the floor where it caught the light of the sun shining in through the open garage doors. I went in the house and when I came back out an hour later, the hummingbird was gone.
Maybe my efforts to lead the hummingbird out worked or maybe God whispered in the little bird’s ear while I was gone, but I was grateful to find the garage empty.
As I returned to work, I remembered what Jesus said about little birds and me, “Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one sparrow is forgotten by God. Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows” (Luke 12:6-7). I get tired sometimes and fake skies confuse me too, but God is on the job and I will find my way just like the hummingbird did.
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