resurrection. forest fires, butterflies, and magnolias all seem to die, only to come back again.some trees grow to a certain height at which lightning strikes and causes destruction. but if there was never the fire, the seeds would never have the chance to grow (for many reasons i won't get into here).
caterpillars go from a moving being into one who cocoons up and seems dead... for a while. magically (and majestically), a triumphant and beautiful butterfly springs out of this dead shell and flies freely (something the caterpillar never got to do).
magnolias look ugly for 11 months out of the year. seriously, they're these decrepid looking branches sticking out of the ground. but without disappointing, every year they bless us with their hot to soft pink flowers. i look at the magnolia flowers and i see jesus.
now, please don't take this to mean i think the lifecycle of a magnolia tree is a perfect metaphor for christ's death and resurrection. my only point (a simple point) is that if you look at creation, you will see it screaming RESURRECTION. it's as if all these little things are hinting at jesus. God's creation is a tiny glimpse of what His Kingdom is like. it's... kind of awesome.
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