As I write, our overwintering hummingbird has built a nest outside my desk window and, at last check, had one egg in it about as big as the tip of your little finger.

Hummingbirds ordinarily spend the winter in the tropics. We see them in summer, but come the fall, they go. But in certain subtropical locations, the hardier species will occasionally stick around if they have a good nectar-producing tree that blossoms all year.

Every living thing needs sustenance and a place conducive to growth and raising its young.

We in God's Church should exude the nectar that nourishes! We should reflect and give off God's Holy Spirit.

Quite a number have found a home with us over the years. Many have stayed and been nourished, but not all.

Some few have thought, for whatever reason, that they were neglected and when a "hard frost" came, they left our fellowship for what they imagined would be a "warmer climate."

We need to share our joy with those we know and those who just come in to visit! We are not the nectar, but we can (and should) be the hummingbird feeder.