Beating Wings Ministry
Our Logo
When designing our logo, words from our mission came out such as gentle, patient, kind and loving. This made me think of a different kind of winged creature. The hummingbird. When my uncle was facing the end of his life, he shared a story with me of how he would grill on the deck and visit with the hummingbirds. He would talk gently to them and they would hover and listen to his words. He would then reach out his hand and they would flutter off. He told me that he believed that with complete gentleness and a caring hand, he could get one to land on his hand and hold it.
We believe that the world keeps us so busy that we feel that our challenges are lost causes and then feel like our goals are unattainable. With the right amount of compassion, gentleness, kindness and patience, these goals can calmly rest in the palm of our hands. We must approach our lives, our addictions and our challenges with the same mindfulness that my uncle had shared.
Thank you for your support and inspiration, Ralph J. Brennan. This logo is dedicated to you and your memory. May we all reach out to the hummingbird with the same gentleness in our hearts that you had.