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I had the thrill, this summer, of 'birthing" two monarch butterflies. My tasks were minimal. I provided the environment: large wide-mouth jars with a net stretched as a cover over the top and a constant supply of milkweed leaves for food.
The "caterpillars-to-be-butterflies'" task was to constantly eat and rest, then when ready, to hang upside down, make a chrysalis covering and wait.
God's task was to turn that caterpillar into a beautiful, colorful butterfly that when released, flew into the sky, knowing exactly where to go and what to do the rest of its life!
What a marvel! If this can happen in a creeping caterpillar, what must be happening in the human being, the "crown" of creation?
Autumn is an appropriate time to reflect on God's marvelous creation. Lessening hours of sunlight will bring dramatic, colorful changes in the leaves of trees, and the activity of insects, animals and birds, large and small. May we all learn the lessons nature teaches:
That God does marvels for us. May we take the time and the effort to meditate on this and tell others of the marvelous deeds of our God, to give thanks, to trust and rejoice in them.
Our Lady of Victory Missonary Sisters is an American Missionary Congregation founded in 1922 — serving the poor and oppressed in a personal, non-institutional way
+ Proclaiming the Gospel + Working for Justice + Empowering the Laity
