Transformed - From More Joy

Transformed

Wrap yourself in a blanket or shawl.

Close your eyes.

Imagine that you are in a cocoon.

You are still and quiet,

waiting to be transformed.

God is at work deep inside of you.

Spiritually you are growing, changing.

You can’t make it happen.

You can’t stop it.

You can only be still.

Sit often in your cocoon.

One day, in God’s perfect timing,

you will notice that you are different

with a new faith - transformed.

A butterfly.

Be still and let God do His work.

Romans 12:2

Do not conform any longer

to the patterns of the world,

but be transformed

by the renewing of your mind.

Maya Angelou

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly,

but rarely admit the changes it has gone

through to achieve that beauty.