The Miracle of the Clay Bird

One day, young Jesus was playing with the village children, shaping small birds

out of clay. The other children watched him closely, amazed at how lifelike his clay figures

looked. Jesus smiled gently and said, “Beauty comes from the heart.

Let me show you what true life is.” He lifted one of the clay birds into his hands,

looked toward the sky, and whispered softly: “By God’s permission… fly.”

In that moment, the clay bird’s chest began to tremble. Its wings moved, as if catching an

unseen wind. Then, before the children’s astonished eyes, the bird rose from

Jesus’ hands and soared into the air like a living creature. The children stood