Even in the Ditch by Linda Perkins

Linda Perkins April, 2018 Postcards

I had just dropped my daughter off at school and was turning out of the parking lot when I spotted something out of the corner of my eye. There, in the drainage ditch on the side of the road, was a white egret, standing tall on his long stick like legs in about six inches of water.

Living on the Gulf Coast, it isn’t unusual to see water birds. They don’t normally hang out on city streets, though.

I pondered why the bird was there. Was it lost? Injured? I didn’t know the circumstances of how it got there, but there it was…in a ditch.

I thought about how sometimes we are like that bird, in circumstances we would not have chosen…when times are tough and life feels hard. Yet, while we may feel alone when we are down and out, that bird served as a reminder that we are not. God is with us.

My neighborhood egret may have been lost, but something led him to find what he needed…water. He didn’t find it in a lake or a bayou. He found it in a ditch.

Oftentimes, we spend our time trying to climb out of life’s ditches. Meanwhile, God reminds us that we don’t need to go anywhere. He is there in ALL our circumstances, not just the good ones. He is ready to provide what we need, wherever we are…yes, even in the ditch.

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“The creature not only exists in God, but God also lives in the creature. ‘We know we dwell in him because he lives in us; he has given us his spirit. This gift from the Paradise Father is man’s inseparable companion.’ ” Read more about God’s Everywhereness