The Imperial Moth,

and the call to die to self.....

John found a cocoon at Crockett Park on Sunday.

He brought it home, and we all wondered if it was alive or not.

John smelled it and said, "It's alive, because if it was dead, 

it wouldn't have that strong insecty smell."

I can attest, it does have an extremely strong insecty smell.

Then Jeanne felt a slight wiggle in her hand.

After checking possible candidates online,

John is fairly positive that the cocoon contains

a male Imperial Moth.

The range of the Imperial Moth.

In a few more weeks, perhaps...

he will make his entrance!

This beautiful, magnificent creature 

was not always beautiful or magnificent.

The amazing metamorphosis began with a death of sorts.

good thing, right?

And as a Christian, I need to die to self,

denying selfishness,

pride,

envy

and anger.

so that,

through God's grace and mercy,

i can become a new creation in Christ.

hopefully, without giving off a strong insecty smell in the meantime!