Ah, the heart's a wonder, stronger than the guns of thunder! Even when we're torn asunder, love will come again.
~ from "Music of Healing" by Tommy Sand
The unique saga of the whooping crane's struggle to survive as a species reminds us of how wonderful and precious are all God's creatures. In its fragility and its numinosity the whooper provides a needed symbol for a spirituality of creation that rekindles human reverence for the mysterious presence of God dwelling deep down within the beauty and splendor of all that lives.