Jesus bird?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="water">water</span>.” <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span>, <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> (<span word="John">John</span> 6, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Version">Version</span>):</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="came">came</span>, <span word="His">His</span> <span word="disciples">disciples</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="Capernaum">Capernaum</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="arose">arose</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="rowed">rowed</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="miles">miles</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="I">I</span>; <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>.” <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="willingly">willingly</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="Him">Him</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Taoist">Taoist</span> <span word="inclination">inclination</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infinite">infinite</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nazareth">Nazareth</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="revere">revere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worship">worship</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="jacana">jacana</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Besgroup">Besgroup</span>.<span word="org">org</span> (<span word="September">September</span> 25, 2009):</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="jacanas">jacanas</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="elongated">elongated</span> <span word="toes">toes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="claws">claws</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="vegetation">vegetation</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="waterlilies">waterlilies</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vegetation">vegetation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="submerged">submerged</span>, <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christbird">Christbird</span>.</p>
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