The Cardinal’s Tune

Lord this world seems so big
And I’m here so small
And to this song that you gave me
No one’s listening at all

But when I looked out the door
To a tree down my street
I saw one red cardinal
At the top take his seat

And with all of his might
He sang out God’s tune
Then flew off in a hurry
He still had so much to do!


The Cardinal's Tune by Peter Caligiuri © 2021 All rights reserved



God is great and we are not!

May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!” But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord , do not delay!
Psalm 70:4‭-‬5 ESV

I love taking pictures of all kinds of birds, so when I came upon some newly hatched ducklings I was delighted to kneel in the grass and capture a few shots before mother duck escorted them away. Maybe these tiny birds remind me again of why a Great and Holy God would have any interest in such small, boring and ordinary people like you me. How can the God of the universe, who spoke and light shined out of darkness and who traced out the Himalayas with His fingers be interested in us? O that is the greatest mystery of all! It is the mystery of the great love of God who at the cross unveiled its power and spoke to us and the light of Jesus Christ shone in the darkness of our hearts!

Not a Sparrow

Mother Robin was upset with me

When I shook her babies nest

I only tried to trim her tree

Thinking I knew best

I didn’t hear their tiny song

Or see they were in danger

Till mother tweeted out so strong

To guard them from a stranger

If that Robin worried so

Much more our God above

Watches over little Sparrows

And children with His love!

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care Matthew 10:29 NIV

Not a Sparrow (Or a Robin) by Peter Caligiuri copyright 2018 All rights reserved