The Sparrow and the Swallow in the Temple
Posted: March 20, 2019 Filed under: Etcetera | Tags: Afterlife for animals?, all animal life is in Christ, All life shares in Christ's life, all things are in union with Christ, can animals worship God?, Christ as Microcosm, Christ as Microcosm holds all life within himself, Christian animal welfare, the "worship" of the sparrow and the swallow in the Temple, The sparrow and the swallow in the Temple (Psalm 84: 1 - 4) Leave a commentPsalm 84:1 – 3 (LXX 83: 1 – 4) reads,
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young at your altars.”
Regarding the sparrow and the swallow, the Psalmist’s observation may be taken as a side observation, taken at a glance and to be dismissed by those with the more serious mind of faith. This would prove to be an error. This “off hand” verse comes from the eye of informed, mature, and loving faith.
