Just A Sparrow?

When I think of birds, I never think of the drab little sparrow!  I might think of the robin singing so happily to tell me that Spring is coming; or I might think of the haughty woodpecker wanting me to notice him as he pecks loudly on my tree outside the kitchen window. 
I love to see the little humming birds hovering in mid-air with their tiny wings going so fast you can hardly see them.  In New Guinea, I greatly enjoyed seeing the very beautiful "Bird of Paradise", (the only place in the world this bird is found)!
And up above, in the trees, sits the wise old Owl carefully surveying the many, many beautiful birds our Creator made.  I wonder if he wonders why the Lord made the plain little sparrow?

I have read that of all the birds used for food in the first century, sparrows were the cheapest on the market.  The "farthing", a tiny copper coin, was of such small value that a sparrow would be considered as all but worthless!  And yet, Jesus said that God knows and cares about every single sparrow!  He went on to say in Luke 12:6-7 that we are of more value than many sparrows.

     "Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?  But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows."

So perhaps, Mr. Owl, our loving Master made the simple little sparrow to give us humans another lesson about His great love and care for us.  He wants us to remember we are valuable in His sight, and He even takes the time to number all the hairs of our head!