Protestantism

» Migisi - Raven's flights

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...its being selected by our Lord and the inspired writers as the especial object of God's providing care
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In other cultures, the raven is a trickster god, a jokester and prankster, an omen of death like the owl, a thief. And in some Native American lore, the raven is the Creator himself:
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In the beginning there was nothing. Only water, darkness and the Raven. He flew through the darkness with a bag hung around his neck. He'd been flying for a long time, and was getting tired. So while he flew, he removed a rock from his bag and threw it into the sea. This rock became the first island. He sat down upon this island to rest. While resting he took other rocks from his sack and threw them into the water. Thus the Raven made the land.
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Rested, he picked up his bag and continued to fly. Again becoming tired, he landed and sat on a rock. From his bag, he removed the fir, the pine, the spruce, the redwood and all the trees of the world. He also removed the huckleberry bush, the wild strawberry, the grasses, and all of the plants of the world, including the water plants. These things he scattered across the land and water, so that they would grow and spread.
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Again, the Raven flew through the darkness, and again he became tired and sat on a rock. This time he removed all the animals of the world. The wolf, the eagle, the salmon, the bear, the deer, and all the animals of the land and sea.
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The Raven looked around him at the world he had made, it was a good world. Everything was peaceful and happy. But before he flew off, he looked into his pouch and saw that there was one thing left. He removed Man from the bag and placed him upon the land.

-- posted by Migisi