As a
butterfly lover and nature photographer I long to capture a butterfly gliding
effortlessly in the air with a beautiful background. My cousin has a green
thumb that produces a beautiful yard in front and back, so butterflies constantly
add to the scene. I’ve been watching them all summer and sometimes chasing them
like a small child, not to capture them in my hand as I did when I was a child; but to capture them with my camera. I was successful one day in making a
capture, however, without the beautiful background (see my post Answered Prayer).
This morning was no different; I’m sitting on the front patio watching them flying
around just out of my reach with the backdrop I desire but again so swift it’s hard
to capture the full scene.
The
difference in this morning as I sit on the patio they are flying around amid my
praying and texting prayer warriors to pray for a family crisis. I’m teetering
on the edge of worry when suddenly, a butterfly flutters right up in front of
me, about a foot from my face…he paused for a quick second like he was talking
to me. He didn’t linger long... just long enough for me to want to get a
photograph but couldn’t because I was in the middle of texting.
After I
prayed and sent the messages, I couldn’t stop thinking about how close I came
to getting the shot I’ve been wanting all summer; then I realized he came not to
be photographed, he came bearing a message…to keep me calm and not to worry; God’s
got this! He was a messenger that did not have to speak words, the beauty in
his wings against the blueness of the sky spoke volumes that confirmed God’s
control.
Thank
You Lord.
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