The Sparrow That Claimed to Be Jesus

## The Sparrow That Claimed to Be Jesus I was standing on a bridge in the middle of nowhere when a sparrow landed on the railing beside me and refused to leave. Not unusual for a bird.

Extremely unusual for what happened next. The sparrow looked at me - not the way birds usually look at humans, as potential threats or food sources - but with a directness that stopped my mind cold.

And in that silence, something communicated. Not in words. In knowing. ### The Message What came through was simple and devastating: "Walk into those woods.

Don't come back until you've found what you're looking for." I hadn't been looking for anything. Or so I thought. The woods were dense, unfamiliar, and had no trail. I walked for hours.