Monday, July 8th, 2022

O God, Creator and Revealer of wonders and mysteries, your Divine Imagination is behind the fat, neon green worm with black stripes that devoured the fennel. I tried to pick her off, but its body squished between my fingers as she held tightly. I shrieked and pulled away!
“Ok, how am I going to deal with this pest?”
Research! <Google it.>
Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar. (Fennel bulb still harvestable).
A Revelation!
An assumed pest is actually a creature in transformation to something precious, beautiful and important – a butterfly!
Lesson: Don’t react – respond. Pause and investigate. Be opened. Oh God, you continue to teach me (silly me!). May I listen, learn and love more deeply as every day you are transforming me, in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

I pray today that whatever “pest” you encounter, you PAUSE and be opened to responding, rather than trying to pick it off and fling it away! It might be something beautiful!!!
Love, Pastor Meg

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As a recovering person pastoring a recovery church, I need a growing and deepening relationship with God in my life and desire to share that journey with others. Hope Recovery Church meets on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm for an “11th Step” style gathering where we study the steps and Scripture side-by-side in a sharing/discussion format where everyone has a chance to contribute to the conversation and ask questions. We’re kind of like a meeting and sort of like church. Come check us out and give us a try! We aren’t for everyone and that’s ok. But, if you say “I belong” with us, then you belong!!!

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