Transformation

Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God - What is good and pleasing to Him.
Romans 12:2

Changing from one thing to another

A Butterfly lays an egg - the egg becomes a caterpillar. The caterpillar becomes pupa/chrysalis. Out of the chrysalis comes another beautiful butterfly.
God showed me a picture of the Peacock butterfly and said 'The eyes on the wings represent Andy and Angie, they are the eyes of the body to inform the rest of us what God's plan is.
The wings represent each one of us who are called by God to go out into the community and share God's love and beauty. We will then bring people back into to the body - the Church.
The Church - the body, nurtures, heals, and cares for those brought in and then releases them into the world to lay another egg and the process begins all over again'.
I believe we are in the pupa/chrysalis stage, prepared by God. We are getting ready to reveal God's beauty within the Body (His Church) to the community.

Shelia Lawrence, Thursday 14th September 2006