Kahu Fred Sterling
Senior Minister, Honolulu Church of Light

How do we know everything will turn out for the best?  What if we are sick or dying and it seems as if nothing will heal us?

What about that miracle that always seems to manifest for someone else?  Many of us have witnessed a miracle at some point in our lives, so we know miracles are possible.  Still others of us know of the "five or fifty" concept where we must do the journey to find our healing.  Doing the journey helps us come to another place in time where even the fainthearted become empowered to do something they've never ventured before.   

So what is the phenomenon of the "five or fifty?"  Isn't it a conversation between you and your higher self that empowers you to heal yourself on another level?  Doesn't that conversation encourage you to create another pathway that is even more hopeful and filled with even more expectation? 

The caterpillar's journey is an uncomplicated symbol for healing and transformation and a metaphor for our own journey.   A caterpillar's cells seemingly do their job just fine.  Yet, in an instant, they work their magic and the caterpillar is healed, so to speak, and transformed into a beautiful butterfly.   Like the caterpillar, perhaps what we need to do is move along our pathway, until our so-called trauma takes on a newer and more dynamic unfolding journey.  

So broaden your perspective.  Rearrange your concept of thought and you might find a true miracle inside yourself.  Let your wings carry you to a new space never experienced. 

© 2009 Kahu Fred Sterling