Dear Reade,
Girlie and I just saw a lovely, lovely blue butterfly in the yard. Blues are so delicate and beautiful. Eye-catching and simultaneously cryptic. With the wings spread in flight they are stunning. When they wish to hide they blend in so well.
They are much like us, those beautiful butterflies.
"If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That's to prevent anyone from confusing God's incomparable power with us. As it is, there's not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we're not much to look at. We've been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we're not demoralized; we're not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do" (2 Corinthians 4:7ff, The Message).
Thanks for teaching me about butterflies.
Love, Jenn
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