The stillness of butterfly!

I am often intrigued by butterflies, especially the small ones. Some of them are truly exotic in their appearance.

In the garden around the cottage where Anna and I live, we have a variety of small butterflies that it is a visual feast on a sunny morning to sit and watch them!

The mouth parts of the butterflies are difficult to observe however close one might be to them. I try using a macro lens to get a feel of how they gather the honey. There is stillness in the body for an ultra short time during which time they suck out the honey. There is lot of fluttering before and after that. 

It is in stillness a butterfly does its most important activity.

It is similar for humans too. It is in the interior stillness, we have communion with God much beyond every other spiritual exercise would offer us. I feel that there is a lot of emphasis on the spiritual exercises of  reading the scripture, meditation, oral prayer, singing, fellowship, Eucharist, etc in one's personal and corporate life. 

I wonder whether being silent before God is given a similar importance! During silence before God, we are drawn into communion, which is what our souls are longing for!

M.C.Mathew(text and photo)