Carolina Wood Duck, McLane Nature Trail, WA USA
Late last summer this Wood Duck was drab, having lost all his primary feathers after the mating season leaving him flightless, but as spring approaches he now looks like a new creation.
Like the Wood Duck, Christians are a new creation but they are also a work in progress. Christian hope is that one day by journeying with Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit, we might be able to join St. Paul in saying “it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me”(Gal 2:20), thus reflecting the fire of God’s love into a world in need.