Lord, open up the way before me as I follow close behind Unlock the doors that had been closed and kept my soul confined The way has not been easy, but I have learned many things I’m ready now to soar great heights upon my newfound wings My days of preparation were important up till now The hidden place You had me in produced great change somehow Who can tell what happens inside of each cocoon? Until the butterfly bursts forth to find winds opportune From the day they were created they were always meant to soar While they crawled upon the earth they could not have imagined more Then came the day they were released from their hidden place To fulfill their true calling with beauty, purpose and grace Debbie Furey March 12, 2022 2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” Psalm 139:15–16 – “My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:1–18 Isaiah 45 As I was writing this, I kept picturing a cocoon hidden deep in the forest. Then came the day when the butterfly was released from its secret place. How do they know to jump off from the branch they are on? How do we know to take that leap of faith that God is calling us to? Who knows but that your whole life was a preparation for what God is calling you into now? Take that leap and soar!