As I was journaling this morning I asked Jesus what I could do for a young, discouraged man in our Celebrate Recovery group? My heart hurts for him each and every time I’m with him. He’s had several discouraging events in his life which he has not been able to work through at this point in time. Only minutes later I was looking for an item at my desk. In so doing I came across a card I was given 14 years ago by a friend. I was in the midst of my counseling/therapy at this time and deeply troubled by all I was needing to address from the hurts of my past. This card said: “In the dark of the cocoon, the butterfly finds its wings. Even now, hope is fluttering softly in some quiet corner of your life. Not long from now, it will open wide into sunlight, taking wing, touching the sky.” It was after reading this I knew what Jesus wanted me to send to this young man and I thanked Him for this message given to me in the midst of my despair.

The Grace and Mercy of Jesus just never stops revealing itself. How I love Him for this!