The Arctic tern is a small seabird with a big reputation. Audubon calls it a long-distance champion. It breeds in the far north, on coasts and tundra up to the northernmost land on earth. When the season changes, it heads south, and some Arctic terns may migrate farther than any other bird, flying all the way from the high Arctic to the Antarctic. Its travels take it to every ocean and near every continent. It spends most of its life on the move over open sea. Nobody hands it a map. It simply follows the path its Creator built into it, season after season. We are on a long journey too, and the God who guides the birds will guide us home.
