The Ant One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny Ant carry a huge feather cross my back terrace. Several times it was confronted by obstacles in its path and after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour. At one point the Ant had to negotiate a crack in the concrete about 10mm wide. After brief contemplation the Ant laid the feather over the crack, walked across it and picked up the feather on the other side then continued on its way. I was fascinated by the ingenuity of this ant, one of God’s smallest creatures. It served to reinforce the miracle of creation. Here was a minute insect, lacking in size yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. But this Ant, like the two-legged co-residents of this planet, also shares human failings. After some time the Ant finally reached its destination a flower bed at the end of the terrace and a small hole that was the entrance to its underground home. And it was here that the Ant finally me