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TUESDAY THOUGHT 10/14/08

Transformations II
 
My faith is plodding.  I am a slogger along the mud-thick roads of belief.  But I know of transformations, of the impossible becoming possible — of homely, earthbound caterpillars becoming breathtakingly beautiful and graceful butterflies; of barren and snow-covered fields becoming riots of spring flowers; of the green leaves of summer trees exploding in rich fall colors.
 
I also know of people — lost souls by all counts, especially their own — touched by faith in “their season,” people who suddenly see, who are healed, who understand that life is a mystery that goes far, far beyond the clay and mire of what we see and “know” by science and theory.
 
My point:  Just imagine a transformation from caterpillar to Monarch butterfly; from a soul barren and cold landscape of one’s days changed to a rich cornucopia of life.  This IS what the world is about.  It IS what faith is about.  Just open your eyes and let it happen.  And rejoice in the transformation. — jri
 
“Rejoice!  Let your gentleness be evident to
all.  The Lord is near.  Do not be anxious
about anything, but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to God.  And the peace of God,
which transcends all understanding, will
guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.”
        –    St. Paul
               (Philippians 4:4-7)