A long time ago God had a great many burdens that He wished to have
carried from one place to another on Earth. He asked the animals to lend
a hand, but all of them had excuses for not helping: the elephant was
too dignified; the lion, too proud; and so on...

Finally the birds came to God and said, "If you will tie the burdens
into small bundles, we'll be glad to carry them for you. We are small,
but we would like to help."

So God fastened upon the back of each bird a small bundle, and they all
set out walking across the plain to their destination. They sang as
they went, not minding the weight of their burdens at all. Every day the
burdens seemed lighter and lighter, until the loads seemed to be
lifting the birds, instead of the birds carrying the burdens.

When they arrived at their destination, they discovered that when they
removed their loads, there were beautiful wings in their place. Wings
that enabled them to fly to the tree tops and soar through the sky,
closer and closer to God.

The burdens we carry for others, as well as ourselves, become wings of
the spirit, lifting us to new places and bringing us closer and closer
to God.

May you always Soar
in spite of your Burdens!

Emmy