Geese

The other day I walked outside and saw a flock of geese flying in "V" formation. At first it caught my attention because I rarely see geese actually flying in formation but the next thing that caught my eye was another bird flying behind them, flapping it's wings and trying desperately to catch up. For a moment I wondered why the other birds had left this one behind and then I realized, the bird trailing behind wasn't a goose, it was a crow.

This crow didn't belong with the geese but it was trying so hard to fly with them, and I have to wonder how often do we do the same thing?

How often do we get so caught up in trying to fit in and be something that we're not that we end up falling behind, trying desperately to catch up even knowing it will never work?

Embrace being the crow, don't worry about flying with the geese.

As Christians we are called to be in the world but not of the world, sometimes that means embracing who we are in Christ and not trying to be someone we're not.