May 16, 2014

My Journey to God

The Soul Is a Butterfly

The body
created in God’s image
is like a caterpillar’s cocoon.
It covers something hidden within,
waiting to change into something beautiful.

The soul
is enveloped inside as a chrysalis.
It craves a closeness to the Almighty,
aiming to connect with the body’s mind,
while causing it to metamorphose
between this world and the next.

The body and soul
work together.
They connect the visible with the invisible,
bringing the beauty within to outside
like a butterfly,
as it emerges from its cocoon
making all things new.

By Maria Vespo-Harr
 

(Maria Vespo-Harr is a member of Christ the King Parish in Indianapolis.) †

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