Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Darren Milam
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
This past weekend, while shopping for groceries for the upcoming week, I had to stop and snap this image.
As you can clearly see, this Dark‑eyed Junco appeared to have a specific agenda — to accompany me into the grocery store and stock up.
Actually, that’s not completely true. In fact, I don’t believe he would’ve enjoyed a visit inside the store, nor did he need to stock up at all.
Matthew (6:26) reminds us:
“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.”
What does that tell us? If the birds of the air know they will be cared for, shouldn’t we, created with even greater awareness, have the same faith that we are loved and provided for as well? Yes, we should.
The bottom line is, we are loved, we are cared for, and we are taken care of by our Creator.
My prayer is that we would live with that kind of faith — that we wouldn’t feel the need to ensure our carts are filled on our own but instead trust God to be the One who fills them. Amen.