God's Messengers

After the funeral service for my mother, we went back to my brother's house. The house was full of people from my brother's church expressing their sympathy.

I felt apart and very alone as I was in a strange city without my close friends and their support. Although everyone was trying to include me I just wanted to be alone to grieve in my own way.

I went out to sit in the backyard and couldn't stop crying. The death of a parent is a real turning point in one's life and now I had lost both. There I was sitting in a chair staring off into space lost in my sorrow with tears streaming down my face; the sobs were shaking my soul. I had never felt so alone.

Suddenly, there appeared two of the most beautiful Monarch butterflies I had ever seen. They circled frantically looping in front of my face. I brushed them away and they flew right back. Their appearance startled me and again I tried to brush them away. They continued to flutter within inches of my eyes. They ignored my attempts at pushing them away and flew right back as if demanding my attention!

I got up and moved to another part of the backyard and they followed, circling within inches of me.

No matter how hard I tried to get away, the two Monarch butterflies continued to seek me out and circle in front of my face.

Was this some sort of sign? A message from beyond our understanding? Were my parents trying to reassure me; to comfort me? How else could I explain the Monarch's persistence? To see two butterflies linked together dive bombing and following someone is an unusual sight.

My mind was filled with a simple thought, "We Found Each Other and We are Together Forever and We Love You!"

As soon as I had that thought, I knew it was going to be alright. I felt a great peace and the two butterflies stopped frantically trying to get my attention. They circled slowly and gently within my grasp for the longest time.

The Monarchs danced together sparkling like jewels in the afternoon sun. They never parted as they fluttered lovingly around the yard. My mind was filled with a sense of wonder and awe at this magnificent sight.

They were delivering a message from God and with their deed done they gently drifted upwards towards the clouds. As they disappeared from view, I felt unconditional love and peace. My soul filled with a sense of connection with everything around; the trees, the sky, the clouds, the grass, the butterflies and I were one. All the separations blurred and I was at that moment at one with God and all His creations.

Whenever I feel low, my memory fills up with butterflies. I am lifted up in my mind's eye on butterfly wings to a special place where God's messengers heal my soul.

May Butterfly wings carry you there too!

Terry