<p>After a soupy late-August heatwave, the peaceful morning brought promise of a perfectly sunny day with a much desired breeze. Half-way through my morning walk with Winston (my furry friend), he paused to give a specific patch of grass a thorough sniff. My tendency most days is to tell him, “Come on! You’ve already sniffed every blade of grass in the neighbourhood. Let’s get on with it!”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Learning to slow down is a constant discipline. This was one of those moments I was practicing pace and welcoming reflection. Paused by my friend with paws I detected something quite out of place. In a ripened sea of green grass I spotted a thin fleck of soft cream colour. At first I thought to myself, “Could this be a sign of fall?” Perplexed by the possibility that a lone cream-coloured leaf drifted so far from its mother tree was troubling. While my dog was busy sniffing around, I had to get a closer look. As I bent down, the ‘leaf’ twittered as if wind was blowing, though there was no other evidence of wind. Gripping to a blade of grass making subtle but very elegant movement, I discovered a beautifully delicate butterfly camouflaged as a leaf.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>I grinned with gratitude as I welcomed the hidden treasure. Hidden treasures are nature’s gift to us, and within them can be revealing truth. I have found more often that God uses these moments to teach me.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>As the pup and I continued on our walk, leaving behind the petite butterfly in a deep sea of green grass, I thought to myself, “Why would such an elegant insect disguise itself as a common leaf?” To this I quickly answered, “to avoid harm of course.” Sadly, hidden for fear of harm the petite butterfly also hides its beauty.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>At the end of our walk, I continued on with my day all the while pondering the significance of this early morning exchange with nature. Days later, it came to me: When out of my element, to the passer-by I am disguised to avoid harm. But to those who are willing to lean in and look closer, I reveal my true vulnerable self. They see me not as what I try to avoid but as who I truly am.</p>
<figure id="attachment_1610" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1610" style="width: 607px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="alignnone wp-image-1610" src="https://thesoulwhispersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_0523.jpeg" alt="IMG_0523" width="607" height="455" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1610" class="wp-caption-text">&#8220;If people can&#8217;t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.&#8221; &#8211; Proverbs 29:18 MSG</figcaption></figure>
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