Friday, October 17, 2025

Tiny Wings & Timeless Lessons

A Small Visitor, a Quiet Message of Care

Philipose Vaidyar

One morning, a tiny visitor came knocking—literally! A Common Tailorbird flew into our reflector window at the sitout and fell, completely still. Hearing the sound, I rushed out and found it lying there, numb and motionless. I gently picked it up and gave it some water. Within moments, it began to stir, shake off the shock, and regain strength. After a few minutes, it perched on my hand, then took off gracefully into the open air.


As I watched it fly away, I was reminded of how tenderly God watches over His creation. Even a small bird that loses its way finds care and comfort in His providence. Jesus said, “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.” (Matthew 6:26)

He also reminded us, “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care... So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” (Matthew 10:29, 31)

A simple moment, yet a beautiful reminder of God’s gentle care—for them, and for us.

Over time, I’ve found that birds often become quiet teachers—revealing lessons about trust, care, and the rhythm of God’s creation. Each of these reflections recounts a different moment when nature became a gentle messenger.

From Beak to Bond: Lessons Beyond

A reflection on how birds model quiet cooperation and care—reminding us that faith and community are built not just on words but on shared trust and small acts of love.
👉 https://pvarticles.blogspot.com/2024/11/from-beak-to-bond-lessons-beyond.html

The Guava Tree & The Chattering Jungle Babblers

An everyday story from the backyard turns into a lively conversation on belonging, noise, and neighborhood—both among birds and among us.
👉 https://pvarticles.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-guava-tree-chattering-jungle.html

Latest Post:  The Gospel According to the Birds

Inspired by a reader’s poetic response—
“Your words like petals softly fall,
And stir our hearts to heed God’s call…”

—This piece invites you again into the fields and forests to see how faith, responsibility, and care for others form the real gospel of life.
👉 https://pvarticles.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-gospel-according-to-birds-and-lilies.html  

Each of these moments—whether in the rustle of wings, the chatter of babblers, or the stillness of a stunned tailorbird—reminds me that God’s watchful care is never distant. He is near in every fragile heartbeat of creation, teaching us to notice, to nurture, and to trust.


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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Are You Gathering Moss ?

Philipose Vaidyar

Moves That Matter

A year ago, at a gathering, someone looked at me and said,

“You’re a rolling stone.” He added, "a rolling stone gathers no moss."

The reason? I didn’t stay long in the same organization he did.
Ironically, he too moved on—thrice or more—into leadership roles elsewhere.

Paradoxically, the man who never poured oil over my midnight lamp,
who never helped, invested, or spent time on me,
still preferred to certify me — almost forty years after we first met.

I left because I couldn’t see my vision taking shape.
Waiting years to earn trust or a formal job description wasn’t an option.

Some people work and earn experience for thirty years —
but it’s the same one year of experience repeated thirty times.
The longest I stayed in an organization was six years —
not because I wanted to move,
but because life and family were more important than work.
I worked to live, not lived to work.

So, I began doing what I could.
No waiting. No guarantees.
Just conviction.
Just faith.

When my official JD never arrived, I took a step of faith:
I packed my things, handed over responsibilities,
and submitted my resignation.
That step marked a new beginning — a journey I would walk alone.

Sometimes recognition, validation, or opportunity comes not from those we expect,
but from God’s timing, unseen connections, and moments long in the making.
Each step I had taken, each risk I had embraced,
was not wasted.
Every move of faith, no matter how small or solitary,
was shaping me — smoothing me, preparing me for purposes I could not yet see.

Insights Along the Way

Even if you feel like a rolling stone, it isn’t instability.
It’s a call to trust the journey, to keep moving even when the path isn’t clear.

·       Every step matters, whether you see immediate results or not.

·       Every act of faith — small, unseen, or solitary — contributes to something greater.

·       Life isn’t about repeating the same year over decades; it’s about growth, learning, and meaningful action.

·       Work to live, don’t live to work. Let family, faith, and purpose guide your choices.

·       Opportunities, recognition, and impact often come from unexpected places, sometimes decades later.

If you are willing to keep moving, to act with conviction and courage,
you will find that every risk, every step of faith, and every unseen effort shapes not only your life but the lives of others.

So keep rolling.
Keep trusting the journey.
And remember: what seems small or forgotten today may be the seed of impact tomorrow.

Coming Next:  >> If You’re a Rolling Stone, Keep Rolling


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Friday, October 3, 2025

The Gospel According to Birds


Lessons from Lilies 

Philipose Vaidyar

Every generation wrestles with the same question: How should we live?
Some say, “Work hard, save wisely, and care for family.”
Others insist, “Don’t stress—just enjoy life; God will provide.”

In our fast-paced, consumer-driven world—where Instagram whispers, “Treat yourself,” and advertisements murmur, “You deserve more”—it’s natural to dream of a simpler, stress-free life. But what if true peace isn’t found in budgets, balance sheets, or luxury, but in the quiet lessons of creation itself?

After all, Jesus pointed us to the birds and the lilies. Perhaps the animals had it right all along.

So, let’s pause, step away from the city noise, and take a walk through the forest and fields. There’s a gospel being preached out there, too—the Animal Kingdom Gospel.

 

Part 1: The Animal Kingdom Gospel

Jesus said:

“Do not worry about tomorrow. Look at the birds of the air… see the lilies of the field.”


Ah, what a simple model for life! If only humans could live like animals—carefree, instinct-driven, moving with the rhythm of creation, unconcerned about exams, EMIs, or grocery bills.

·       Birds don’t sow, reap, or store up. They live day by day, chirping with the morning light, hunting in the evening. Their wings carry them wherever food is found, and their songs rise with the dawn without a care for tomorrow.

·       Lilies don’t fret over fashion or status. They bloom season after season, filling the fields with effortless beauty. They neither toil nor spin, yet radiate a splendor that needs no human effort.

·       Animals eat when hungry, sleep when tired, fight when threatened, and play when free. They move with creation’s rhythm, content with what each day brings.

·       Parents in the wild care for their young until they are strong enough to survive. The chicks spread their wings, the cubs learn to hunt, and the calves begin to walk. In time, each one goes its way, and life in the wild carries on.

 



Part 2: Stop Press, Think.

Sounds liberating, doesn’t it?

Until you realize—you’re not a bird, not a lily, not an antelope. You’re human, created in God’s image with reason, responsibility, and relationships.

·       Birds don’t pay rent or school fees.

·       Lilies don’t provide medical care for aging parents.

·       Lions don’t build societies where justice matters.

To imitate animals while ignoring the Creator’s design is to live half the truth.

Here’s the irony: some who claim to “live like the birds” still:

·       Spend lavishly on Starbucks coffee.

·       Upgrade phones every year.

·       Buy smartwatches that tell the same time as a cheaper one.

·       Dine at fine restaurants while neighbors struggle for basic survival food.

This isn’t birdlike faith—it’s consumerism wrapped in fake spirituality. Irresponsibility dressed up as freedom.

The truth is: Jesus was not inviting us to abandon responsibility but to be free from anxiety.

·       To “not worry” doesn’t mean “don’t plan.”

·       To “trust God” doesn’t mean “neglect family.”

·       To “consider the lilies” doesn’t mean “chase luxury and then blame God when it fails.”



A Pause for Reflection

Jesus warns against living solely for the present moment. Consider the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:19–21):

“And I’ll say to myself, ‘You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink, and be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night, your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

Pleasure without purpose is perilous.


Children are a heritage, not a commodity we customize or acquire like possessions. Likewise, parents are not disposable—they are the ones who gave us life. Scripture illustrates this with honor and care: Abraham purchased a burial site in Canaan as an act of faith in God’s promise. Jacob, though he died in Egypt, was lovingly cared for by his children in his old age. When he died, they honored his wish by carrying his body to Canaan for burial—a final expression of their devotion and faith. Later, the Israelites carried Joseph’s bones from Egypt to the Promised Land, fulfilling his request and affirming God’s promise.

Even some animals gather around their dead, but humans—created in God’s image—are called to a higher responsibility. If Jacob’s sons cared for him in life and honored him in death, how much more should we cherish and respect those entrusted to us while they live? True faith values life as much as it honors death.

Yet many children today think:

It was my parents’ duty to care for me; now it is only my duty to care for my children.

Does that mean children have only rights and no responsibilities, and parents only responsibilities with no rights?

  


Part 3: The Real Call – Work, Stewardship, and Care


Pulling out parts of a Bible passage out of context to satisfy oneself is neither biblical nor Christian. Read and meditate on Scripture with a willingness to learn and obey. The passage that draws our attention to the birds of the air calls us to seek God’s Kingdom and His righteousness. We are also advised to go to the ant and learn from it. 


The Scriptures are clear:

·       “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise.” (Prov. 6:6) — Ants save for the future. Wisdom is in preparation, not waste.

·       “Which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost?” (Luke 14:28) — Planning is faith in action.

·       “Do not love the world or anything in the world… For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” (1 John 2:15–17) — Worldly passions fade; obedience to God lasts forever.

·       “If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?” (1 John 3:17) — Real faith produces generosity.

·       In Matthew 25, Jesus separates sheep from goats. The sheep are those who fed the hungry, clothed the naked, visited the sick, and welcomed the stranger. True faith is practical love.

·       “Honor your father and mother”—the first commandment with a promise—“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” (Eph. 6:2–3) — Respecting and caring for parents is a key to blessing.

·       “Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, especially their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” (1 Tim. 5:8) — Family care is not optional.

 

Living it Out

How do we apply these truths? By cultivating contentment:

·       Not chasing luxury or endless upgrades.

·       Not bowing to every advertisement screaming, “You need this to be complete.”

·       Not wasting God’s resources on greed while neighbors and parents struggle.

Instead, Christians are called to be faithful stewards—managing money, time, and energy wisely at home, in the church, and in the community. True discipleship is not about consuming more but about loving more, giving more, and serving more.

 

Conclusion

Yes, look at the birds and lilies—but learn the right lesson. God provides. He cares. He sustains. He calls us to reflect His care by being responsible, generous, and wise.

Faith is not carefree indulgence; it is trust expressed through hard work, wise stewardship, love for family, and compassion for others. To live otherwise is folly.

Do not live like animals, whose destiny ends at death. You are created with a soul and spirit for eternal life and an eternal kingdom. Jesus reminded us not to worry excessively about what to eat or wear, but to:

“Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matt. 6:33)

This is the punchline: the gospel is not about reckless freedom, but about living out God’s eternal principles with responsibility and faithfulness. Trust your Creator—and He will provide everything you need.

 


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