Meditation:
Christ tells us that God cares even for the birds (Matt 6:26). The psalmist sees this in creation too, reflecting on how even the birds have homes where they can dwell. A bird only has a natural end, and so it simply desires to have a good life in this life. It is satisfied with a nest, food, and offspring. We have a supernatural end though, so the goods of this life can never satisfy us. The only true home is to dwell with God in His Church for eternity.
Psalm 84:1-4
How lovely is thy dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yea, 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 thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in thy house, ever singing thy praise!
Prayer:
Christ is risen from the dead,
By death trampling down on death,
And to those in the tomb,
He has granted life!
