From Cocoon To Butterfly

Reflections

Barbara J. Epps

• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781098013509
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Religious Poetry
• Index: Literature

From Cocoon to Butterfly. Through the writings and Scriptures in this book come a story of a young woman who, in her life, overcame many trials and tests. From these experiences came this book. Just as a caterpillar resides in a cocoon and emerges into a beautiful butterfly, so also does our life develop into the image that God has created us to be. As we mature into adulthood, we begin to search and wonder where we belong in this world and what are we to do or become. We are unaware at that time that our path has already been established by the Creator of all things""God. Some of us follow Him early in life and some of us later, but one thing is certain; God never takes His eyes off of His children. Jeremiah 29: 11 and Joshua 1: 9 declared His promises. So the beginning of the process from cocoon to butterfly.

Poems D

Back to Your Old Ways

You’re going back to your old ways you thought were success

But look at you now, you’re a total mess

The money you had is now all gone

And you keep wondering what went wrong

Where are all of the friends that you had

Well, they are all too busy they say

And don’t have time for you this day

So open your eyes, can’t you see

It’s Jesus you need and only He

Go back to the first day that you came to Him

And remember the joy you had while serving Him

He’s waiting for you, just knock at the door

And renew your relationship with Him forevermore

The Visit

You’ve been waiting patiently for your brother to come

When the two of you are together, there is always fun

You haven’t seen him for at least a year

So you’re waiting anxiously to listen and hear

All of what’s going on in his life

With business, family, and all of his life

He’s the brother you are so happy to have

But when he leaves you, you become sad

The visits are short, just not enough time

And the distance he travels takes some time

But today is the day we will be together

To laugh, to talk, and to ease one another

We are both getting older, you see

So we must take every opportunity

To love, to laugh, and to remember the days

When we were young and our days of play

But soon I’ll see his smile and get a big hug that will last a while

But our days are numbered, it says in God’s Word

So we must love each other and care each day

And don’t throw this precious time away

It’s so important not to let it go, to stay in touch as much as you can

So you both will always understand

You’re brother and sister forever because God said so!

His Time or TV Time

You start your day with me, to be still, to wait, to listen, and to see

What will my Father give to me

Things of joy, things to ponder, things to decide, and things to wonder

How special it is, this time together to fellowship

To understand what waits for you and what’s at hand

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Table of contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Poems A
• Poems B
• Poems C
• Poems D
• Poems E
• Poems F
• Poems G
• Poems H
• Poems I
• The Prayers