The Cocoon
Hello my friends,
I finally got my monitor and so I am back but very busy. My oldest and dearest friend is waiting at heavens' door so to speak. On the 15th of August Edna (my former Sunday School teacher - way back in the last century turned 104. the next day she had her 3rd stroke in a month and a half. So I have been at the NH just about every day rather than 3x a week so I am a bit worn out but God is faithful and God is good and I know I will see her again. love martha
The Cocoon A man found the cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been. And we could never fly. So have a nice day...and struggle a little! Author Unknown
I finally got my monitor and so I am back but very busy. My oldest and dearest friend is waiting at heavens' door so to speak. On the 15th of August Edna (my former Sunday School teacher - way back in the last century turned 104. the next day she had her 3rd stroke in a month and a half. So I have been at the NH just about every day rather than 3x a week so I am a bit worn out but God is faithful and God is good and I know I will see her again. love martha
The Cocoon A man found the cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been. And we could never fly. So have a nice day...and struggle a little! Author Unknown
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Thank you Martha - I had an aneurysm burst behind the retina of my right eye on Thursday. They are doing lots of tests. I had quite a fright. They asked me if I was anxious or stressed. I said \"Yes. Both.\" I knew something had to give if I could not let go. Now I MUST let go!! Thx for your encouragement, always!
Thank you so much my sweet friend that was a wonderful analogy I loved how It told you how God has to give you some struggles to make you stronger to survive I know that he loves us and does what is best for us ,even want to thank you so much for sharing that with me I appreciate it , love and hugs to you , always in my thoughts and prayers, Shirley
That was so amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing that with me. Hope you doing well, glad to see you back. Have a happy Labor Day. Love n hugs, Frieda
You are back? So you\'ve been here before!! And should I know you??? Loved the journal! xo
I don\'t think I\'ve seen a real cocoon in life, that\'d be cool! And your friend is 104? WOW!!