Crows for me

Two days of continuous rain had everything soaked. Two days of no sunshine made everything feel blah. Two days of being forced inside created cabin fever. Sitting in the den, looking outside, I saw three crows seeming to enjoy the drizzling rain. As I looked at them, I wondered if anyone ever wished they were a crow. If people were to imagine themselves being a bird I would think they would want to be an eagle, or a blue bird, or a cardinal, or some other interesting and beautiful bird. Who would want to be crow? Why would someone want to be crow? The bird we would choose to be are the one's with beautiful colors, one's that could fly the fastest, one's that could sing the prettiest songs. A crow has none of the traits we consider to be desirable. Even a crow's sound can be loud and annoying, caw-caw. Who would want to go around all day saying caw-caw, caw-caw? Even a crow's color may not be the most desirable. Who wants to be a black bird when you can be a blue, or red, or yellow bird? Often times in the fall when outside riding a horse, or walking, or attempting hunting, it seems like crows are nature's alarm system. They seem to tell everything within half a mile I am outside.  I don't recall seeing crows in the summer months, but every fall they faithfully show up to charm us with their caw-caw. A crow, I am sure, has a purpose. I'm certain there are people who find them fascinating and beautiful. 

As I saw the crows in the back yard, I started wondering about their purpose. What purpose could a black cawing bird have? My intent was to write this blog about how everything has a purpose, even crows. Wanting to know a little more about crows I visited Dr. Google. Copied and pasted below is the second article I came across. I had my moment of amazement, and it was not what I expected. I never made it to an article about what purpose a crow could have. I was intrigued by this article, and was satisfied this is what I needed to learn from crows. 

American Crows are highly social birds, more often seen in groups than alone. In addition to roosting and foraging in numbers, crows often stay together in year-round family groups that consist of the breeding pair and offspring from the past two years. The whole family cooperates to raise young. Winter roosts of American Crows sometimes number in the hundreds of thousands. Often admired for their intelligence, American Crows can work together, devise solutions to problems, and recognize unusual sources of food. Some people regard this resourcefulness and sociality as an annoyance when it leads to large flocks around dumpsters, landfills, and roosting sites; others are fascinated by it. American Crows work together to harass or drive off predators, a behavior known as mobbing. - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/american_crow/lifehistory

Aren't we highly social people, more often seen in groups than alone?
Don't we often stay together in life-long family groups?
Doesn't it take our whole family cooperating to raise our young?
Aren't we the most intelligent specie on the planet, and work together, devise solutions to problems, and recognize unusual sources of food?
Aren't we resourceful, and aren't we sometimes socially annoying?
And this is my favorite.....
Shouldn't we be working together to harass and drive off our greatest predator, satan? Shouldn't we be mobbing satan on behalf of those we love and care for?

"Somebody's Prayin'"

Somebody's prayin, I can feel it
Somebody's prayin' for me
Mighty hands are guiding me
To protect what I can't see
Lord I believe, Lord I believe
That somebody's prayin', for me.

Angels are watchin', I can feel it
Angels are watchin' over me
There's many miles ahead 'til I get home
Still I'm safely kept before your throne
'Cause Lord I believe, Lord I believe
Your angels are watchin' over me.

Well, I've walked through barren wilderness
When my pillow was a stone
And I've been through the darkest caverns
Where no light had ever shown.
Still I went on 'cause there was someone
Who was down on their knees
And Lord. I thank you for those people
Prayin' all this time for me.

Somebody's prayin', I can feel it
Somebody's prayin' for me
Mighty hands are guiding me
To protect me from what I can't see
Lord I believe, Lord I believe
Somebod's prayin' for me...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHtWhnZU2Xo

This song is in my iTunes playlist. It often rolls around to play. It's encouraging that perhaps someone was praying for me in a time of trouble. It also encourages me to pray for others that come to mind who are facing trouble and difficulties.

Seeing crows has taken on a different meaning for me.