OK, I admit it. I was really skeptical about our butterfly experiment. Not because I don't believe that we would get to see God's hidden promise in the cocoons. It was more like I thought Amazon had sold us a defective butterfly kit. But this morning I went into my office and Bazinga! Four cocoons on the roof of the container (there is one more on the floor, which the instructions say has a "strong likelihood" of continuing to develop).
When you see them on Sunday, I will have moved them into their big net container (but they will still be cocoons). I'm hoping we will have butterflies to release, either on Palm Sunday or Easter Day! Can you family remember all the words to our Lenten hymn about being transformed into who God sees us to be? "In the bulb, there is a flower. In the seed, an apple tree. In cocoons, a hidden promise: Butterflies will soon be free! In the cold and snow of winter, There's a spring that waits to be. Unrevealed until its season, Something God alone can see." |
Parents, is your faith ever challenged by what you know about science? Is it difficult to see God in processes and transformations that you know have rational and factual explanations? If so, you might enjoy this contemporary interpretation of the creation story. It was prepared by Robin Denney, a junior at VTS with a lot of experience in overseas mission and a huge imagination.
Please share your thoughts!
Please share your thoughts!