The Birds of Heaven

(Mt 6:26; Lk 12:24)

[:✓ Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? {{c|cv=(Mt_ 3:47-50)

<references>:Lu 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? Birds 'Tsippowr' צפור 'tsip' צפ means 'watch' 'tsoor' צר means 'preserve' The teaching is that the birds are cared for. They symbolize those who live in the spirit. reap = anguish