As I was working in my garden tonight, I was delighted to see five caterpillars (I think they’re monarchs) on my dill plant! What a treat to get such a close-up view of them doing what they do best–eating. I love observing the small, often unseen creatures in nature. As you may or may not know, the tag line to Only By Prayer says “where the sacred and everyday meet.” When I take time to stop and intently look at the little things in life, that is one way I am ushering the sacred into the everyday.
I ran into the house to get my camera to capture these fascinating critters. Take a look below. I was able to capture it in mid-bite!
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The life cycle of the caterpillar and its metamorphosis into a butterfly (or moth) is a wonderful analogy to our lives with Christ. When we give Him control of our lives, He is able to transform our lives into a thing of beauty — to a degree that we would never be able to attain on our own. It does take some work on our part, though. Just like the caterpillars are muching away gluttonously to fuel their transformation, we also need to be taking in God’s word and participating in spiritual disciplines to grow. God has put the food in front of us, but if we don’t eat it, we’ll never realize the potential that He has given to each one of us.
Let’s munch away today!
Jane,
It’s so funny how he munches right through that plant! It eats like a teenage boy! Poor thing seemed confused when he got to the end of that stalk!
Mary, you are so right! They are completely eating up one of my favorite herbs! Just like Jesse and his friends like to clean out my fridge, LOL!