Patriarch --Revised--

“Deus Pascit Corvis” adorns the crest of the House of Raven. A literal translation: “God feeds even the ravens”; The living Word might translate: God provides for all, both good and bad. The House of Raven chose this creed, chose this yoke. The thought of this stirs in my soul, that my Father’s people would invite, Both his neighbor and his enemy alike to dine at his own table, in the service of our Lord. The crest itself depicts a Corvis, or Raven, Surrounded by a shield of gold. A simple standard, though symbolic of so much: Leadership and ingenuity, prudent and persevering, tough but sufficing. To carry this name, to have the honor of birth to this lineage, I hold only the deepest of gratitude. The Lord gave my Father the strength, To be a model for God in my young life. He based his paternal guidance on the Word of the Son, And planted the seed of love in my heart that it may one day grow to bloom, With faith. That I might be the oak for my family that my Father was for me. Blessed is the Lord, for my Father and for his Father who provided the grit and the resource, And carved out the pedestal on which our family stands. I now believe, in my heart of hearts, that all of this was given, the Corvis Patriarch, Modest but persistent, for the service of our Lord, That we should strive to do all things for the Glory of God through the Word of the Son.