[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: Struggle of the Butterfly

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From: Larry Perry <larryperry at performancepress.ccsend.com> On Behalf Of Larry Perry
Sent: Sunday, December 5, 2021 12:10
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Subject: EXT: Struggle of the Butterfly




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Letter from Larry





Sunday

December 5, 2021





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Good Sunday Afternoon Everyone:



STRUGGLE of the BUTTERFLY



A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day, a small opening appeared.

He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force

its body through that little hole.

Then, it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten

as far as it could and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and

snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.

The butterfly then emerged easily, but it had a swollen body and small,

shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any

moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body,

which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling

around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the

restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through

the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the

butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved

its freedom from the cocoon.





Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives too. If God

allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, we would not

be as strong as what we could have been.



"I asked for strength, and God gave me difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for wisdom, and God gave me problems to solve.

I asked for prosperity, and God gave me a brain and brawn to work.

I asked for courage, and God gave me danger to overcome.

I asked for love, and God gave me troubled people to help.

I asked for favors, and God gave me opportunities.

I received nothing I asked for but everything I needed!"



Happiness never decreases by being shared."





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May God bless you and yours. Much love.



Larry





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