Every week I share a story with the Foundation students from a collection of books in our school library written by Andrew McDonough.  One of my favourite stories in the series is, “Webster the Preacher Duck.” 

This story is about a group of ducks who waddle into church to hear a message from Pastor Webster.  Webster the Preacher Duck waxes eloquent about how God has given ducks wings so that they can fly and soar high in the sky.  Webster continues to expound that because ducks have wings, they don’t have to waddle around on their webbed feet.  To quote Webster, “You have wings!  You can fly!  Stretch out your wings!  Reach for the sky!” 

While Webster is preaching, the ducks in the congregation respond enthusiastically, praising God for giving them wings so that they can fly, but when church finishes, the ducks waddle out of church, and all the way back to their lake.

Whenever I tell this story, the students are always surprised by the fact that the ducks waddle home instead of flying. Are you?

This story reminds me of a Bible verse in 2 Corinthians 3:17 where Paul writes, “For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 

God gives his Holy Spirit to all of us so that we can be free from worry, stress, fear, pain, anxiety, anger and unforgiveness.  I pray that we will soar high with freedom in Jesus today, instead of waddling around with our worries.

God bless,

Roland Talamaivao-Amituanai