Happy Earth Day!

Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. I wish we didn’t have to have a day that reminded people that we need to care for the earth. I wish it was just what we did because it was the right thing to do!! We chose the name Wren for our amazing kid because we wanted her to know that she can play a special role in caring for God’s creation! We wanted to acknowledge that God loves wrens of all kinds and that caring for creation was a way to love our neighbors (human and non-human). Right after she was born, her Nonnie was holding her and singing about the birds in our yard…and the song, Wren’s Song, came to be.

The hymn of comfort is our Wren, playing Wren’s Song with her Nonnie (on piano) 11 years later! The text to the song will follow the video.

I see a bird up in the tree, I know it’s singing a song for me. Tweedle-deedle-dee, high up in the tree, thank you God for making birds to see! Tweedle-deedle-dee, high up in the tree, thank you God for loving me!

I see the lilies of the field, soft and white and my heart is filled. Joy and Peace, never cease. Thank you God for making flowers to see. Joy and Peace, never cease. Thank you God for loving me!

Tweedle-deedle-dee. High up in the tree. Thank you God for making birds to see. Joy and Peace, never cease. Thank you God for loving me!