The Miracle of Metamorphosis: Depression and the Process of Healing, Growth, and Change
Nathan Ainley
One dazzling spectacle in nature is the mystery shrouding the caterpillar’s transformation into a butterfly. In all of its wonder, the insect endures a process that changes it from the inside out. Looking nothing like its initial stage, it morphs in shape and structure, reflecting some relevant truths for us humans to behold, especially those of us who suffer from depression. We, too, experience a newness in our becoming with God (2 Corinthians 5:17). Though our beginning may seem undesirable, a transition that seems awkward, excruciating, and isolating, our Father and Creator orchestrates exquisite beauty that exceeds the pain of healing, growth, and change. Promises of progress reinforce us, though...
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