| | She sat there all alone . In a corner on the steps . I walked by her a few times not seeing her . The dogs and cats didn't care . She was alone . No one wanted her , and no one or nothing cared . ...when I finally saw her , I was appalled ......... , scared , featherless back , ugly , sloppy, dirty tryin to hide , yet to be accepted , but she had NO business being up there by the patio where she was . THE Chicken ! ...... when I finally saw her in her hiding place , I told her in no uncertain words " that she did NOT belong there"! ..... I wasn't willing to touch her , move her to a safer place , I looked around toward the barns for a human male to help me out . No one . ! I let her sit where she was for the time being ....she was the lone Chicken that had survived heading for the slaughter house . I had seen her roaming around the barns all alone days earlier , sometimes the dogs were after her and played with her , but never doing what dogs usually do best with a chicken ........ How she ever made her way and WHY , up to the patio , will remain one of life's mysteries . But she was very out of place , very much so . Did you ever feel like this chicken ? Ever been where you felt out of place ? or all alone ? or no one cared ? not even the animals ? featherless ? trying to hide ? scared ? ............ I have ...I'm as human as you get em' ....... Do I need to feel this way ? ah huh .... sometimes .... maybe .... ok, it's good for us a wee bit , but not all the time , gets depressing ....... the thing is , ' this hen had been in with 10,000 more squawkers , but she got lost in the crowd ..... once those all left , she felt rejected (if chickens have feelings ) she went into hiding , wandering , lost and couldn't find her way . So she hung out with the dangerous crowd, 'the dogs' . Finally they got use to each other and were in a comfortable zone , so they were friends . She knew the dogs wouldn't take a bite out of her ! How often do we as humans do what this chicken did ? ... a young person who leaves what they'd been taught by godly parents , parents who cared ..... parents who prayed daily for the child , parents who hurt when their child chooses the ungodly ways ..... the prodigal has chosen the way of destruction . out in the world trying to gain acceptance . Wandering about not knowing where they are going , yet seeking and seeking for something they don't know what . They find someone who gives them attention , be it ever so wrong ,... they feel accepted and on goes life . ..... so they continue to live in sin . How many times do I pass by someone and not pay attention ? How many times do I make someone feel rejected cause I haven't done what I could have ? ...How many times could I have said a word of encouragement to someone and didn't " or given a smile and didn't ? or said 'Hi' and didn't ? Sometimes no matter how much we do for someone they still chose to go their own way ...... like the chicken , maybe they tried to catch her and put her in the coop and she flew off ...who knows ? Be an encouragement to someone today ...however small or large it is , do it ...... don't let them be all forlorn like the ' sittin on the patio step chicken ' was . Give them some attention , they need you . And if by chance you are feeling like you are the out of place chicken , get out of hiding , clean your feathers , find someone who gives you a smile , someone you can trust and go for it , someone who will be a help and not a hinderance ..... reach for the highest goal you can ..... most people care ,.... I care ..... most of all God cares , He's the one that counts , He wants your attention , He wants you and you need Him ..... Be a good chicken , produce till you die ! ( dying for them , means chicken soup for us) ...... by Miriam Bontrager 7- 5- 2009 ...... (by the way , " my man" removed the chicken!") |
