Dear Reader,

It may be worth interjecting here a bit of commentary regarding our transformation from caterpillar to butterfly:

The great American athlete, Casius Clay (Mohammed Ali) once said of himself that his prowess enabled him to, "...fly like a butterfly; sting like a bee." He was indeed exquisite to behold, the epitome of God's handiwork upon a man and a perfecter of his craft (boxing). But we who are believers in Jesus do not boast Clay's duality.

We possess the beauty of Christ upon us but it is without the sting of ill toward anyone. Our purpose is to gather the nectar of truth upon our feet and carry it to others in love. There is to be no recrimination upon our lips and no violence within our actions. We are to share the truth of our Lord graciously. If we are refused--which is not a rejection of us but of HIM--we are to shake the dust of our effort from our feet and set off for others who are willing to receive it.

Above all, we must, "Be not weary in well-doing," knowing that, "you shall reap in due season if you do not faint," Romans 6:9.