Flight of the Butterfly

She was born into a world of adversity without a glimmer of hope insight. Her father, a man she never knew, was a drug addict and lost in his own world of pain, her mother a mere child struggling to make a life for the offspring that were born much too soon.

She spent her first five years of life oblivious to the pain that would soon tear her heart for years to come. With her brother by her side she was forced into a system of reckless abandon where she searched for something that would make her whole. Rejected by the world for the sins of her parents she wandered around knowing that there was no place for her. But for the next thirteen years with the weight of the world on her shoulders she fought. She fought for a place to shine, a place to grow, a place to be someone new. Not just for herself but also for the one person who shared a piece of her heart----her twin. The world had been much more cruel to him than it had to her. Plagued with a tongue that couldn't control itself and more energy than a small boy could possibly handle he was thrown to the side and left for dead. But maybe, just maybe, if she made something of herself then perhaps she could help him.

So with vigor and a new found strength she pressed her way forward. But all the while there remained a nagging thought in the crevices of her mind that something was missing. She was not complete. So she looked to society to fill her emptiness, but they were no match for the overwhelming feeling of inferiority that racked her soul. She had always been conscious of God but never really knew Him. Yet He remained always silently calling to her. But after years of being beaten and bruised by the world she lacked the strength to stand up and follow Him.

But one day something changed. The story that she had always heard as a child suddenly became very real to her. He died on the cross for her and removed her sin. For her? But why? Who was she to deserve such affection? No one had ever loved her like that. The only person that she knew of who truly loved her was her brother and sometimes even he couldn't ease the void that filled her spirit. But this day something new happened. The answer became very clear. It wasn't because of anything that she had done but because He simply loved her. For no reason, just because. And with that new revelation she entered her cocoon. And in that place He wrapped her in His unconditional love, surrounded her with His everlasting mercy, embraced her with the warmth of His grace, and filled her with the brightness of His wonderful light.

And this butterfly emerged from that cocoon a new person. With the confidence to fight any battle and the assurance that she would never be alone. Her new wings are endless and know no limits. They stretch from one end of the world to the other because she knows that nothing is out of her reach. No longer must she wander this planet as a lost soul. But now she runs the race that is before her with renewed strength, for He is always with her. Now she goes to the world and hopes that the light that He has given her shines from within and fills the lives of all those that are around her. This butterfly is strong, brave, and loved. This butterfly is whole. And He looks down on her at all times and watches as she goes forth and fulfills the call which He has given her. He smiles as she flutters her wings in the light of the sun, because nothing is more important to Him than the flight of His butterfly.