11d • General discussion
Stop Rushing: The Lesson We Keep Missing
In her book Discipline: The Glad Surrender, Elisabeth Elliot shares a beautiful reminder of what it means to live under the care of a loving Father. She recalls a poem her father often quoted to close his lectures—a simple dialogue between two birds that exposes the root of our human restlessness.
Said the Robin to the Sparrow:
"I should really like to know
Why these anxious human beings
Rush about and worry so."
Said the Sparrow to the Robin:
"Friend, I think that it must be
That they have no Heavenly Father
Such as cares for you and me."
To "cast your cares" isn't a one-time event; it’s a morning-by-morning surrender.
It’s a radical way to live because it requires us to stop "rushing" and start "resting" in the middle of the chaos. It’s the realization that the same Father who sustains the sparrow is the one who sustained you through the years until now—and He isn't about to stop now.
As you listen to the birds, perhaps you can ask yourself: If I truly believed I was worth more than these birds, how differently would I breathe today?
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Stop Rushing: The Lesson We Keep Missing
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