I found out yesterday from my mother that my childhood church recently was involved with some troubling events. Someone, who I don't know personally or know their actual name anyways, embezzled our church. This person took a significant amount of money for such a small community church we have. It's terribly unfortunate, because this person has also been having medical troubles and we are theorizing that they paid off medical bills with this money. It's just a sad situation all around, because we believe that this person was planning to pay the money back once they got it before it was figured out that money had been taken. Anyways, I digress.
My pastor was preaching a sermon on Sunday about how we need to forgive others and to not hold on to the pain and anger associated with this whole thing. As she closed, a hummingbird, which somehow flew into the church previously, promptly passed away and fell from the rafters in front of the communion table.
This seems like a very significant sign. I know that hummingbirds are significant in some cultures, so I was curious as to what their importance was. What I found did surprise me.
Hummingbirds are known for infinite energy, as everyone can see since they never seem to stop beating those wings. They are known for looking at the small things in life for happiness.They are known for being resilient, to travel great distances with perseverance. They also teach us to look to the past, but not dwell on it, but to zip on to the future. Hummingbirds are also very smart and can remember which flowers they have visited and how long it will take before that flower will replenish. Females are larger than male hummingbirds, and their heart beats at 1,260 beats per minute. Crazy!
I love this quote that describes hummingbirds and what they stand for: "Hummingbird is the creature that opens the heart. When the hurt that caused us to close our hearts gets a chance to heal, our hearts are free to open again." Reference
How amazing is that? A simple, sweet little bird can mean so much? Before this, I had no idea that hummingbirds also stand for resurrection. How beautiful is it that something so small, so precious, can inspire so much.
These are some of the websites I visited to find this information: Hummingbird Symbology, Hummingbird Symbolism, Hummingbird Spirit Animal, Hummingbirds: Basic Facts, Hummingbird facts
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