Kaitlyn B., 10th Grade
The Blue Butterflies
I was on a dark broken road. No matter which path I went on, I would always end up with a broken heart. No matter how hard the fall, I would get back up and start walking again. Some paths seem to go on forever, but no matter which way I turned, nothing changed. Heartbreak after heartbreak, it seemed to never end. I fell to my knees in defeat, I hadn't
done it since I was a little girl in church with my Sunday dress on and bows in my hair--who would have known that innocent little girl would end up on such a dark path?
"I give up! I don't want this anymore; I want light and true love instead of a bleak and dark broken road." I shouted at the sky. There was no answer, no light, and no true love. I put my head in my hands and cried letting my vision become completely blurred with tears. After a while I eventually stopped crying and opened my eyes to reality, but there was something different about the dark bleak road...there was a light.
It was a radiant bluish, greenish light ahead of me, I was about to head toward it, but instead it started heading toward me. I kept on expecting it would fly in a different direction or disappear and leave me alone in the dark like everything else. It kept on coming closer and closer, until it was finally close enough so I could see the source of the miracle light that saved me. It was a blue butterfly.
The aura around the butterfly was warm and peaceful, I extended my hand out to touch the butterfly, but I hesitated. A part of me wanted to touch it to feel the warmth of its light, but another part of me was nagging me not to touch it and told me that it wouldn't be safe to touch it, for it was the unknown. I'd never listened to my heart before, so I was uncertain of whether to touch it. Finally, I opened my heart and decided to trust it--besides, what else did I have to lose?
I held my hand out, if it was a normal butterfly, it wouldn't have even come near me, but this butterfly was different and I could feel it. The blue butterfly landed softly in my hand and immediately a wave of love, peace, and hope washed over me. I had never felt this way before then and it suddenly dawned on me, God is the true mastermind behind this. All this time, I've thought it was just me on this broken road. The truth is, He was and is always right beside me and He never left. He grieved with me, and celebrated with me, no matter what wrong I did. He never ever stopped loving me and He is all the love I need. The reason He sent the butterfly was to bring me off the path of destruction and onto the path of salvation.
As soon as I realized what the true meaning of the blue butterfly was, I smiled with pure undeniable happiness for the first time in years. I lifted my head up, and out of nowhere hundreds, no, thousands of blue butterflies came and lighted my path back to the loving arms of my Heavenly Father. For those who are struggling on a dark path, remember this; whether you believe in God or not, He will always love you, and He is reaching out to you. It is your choice whether you take it or not, but He will always be by your side, no matter what.
I was on a dark broken road. No matter which path I went on, I would always end up with a broken heart. No matter how hard the fall, I would get back up and start walking again. Some paths seem to go on forever, but no matter which way I turned, nothing changed. Heartbreak after heartbreak, it seemed to never end. I fell to my knees in defeat, I hadn't
done it since I was a little girl in church with my Sunday dress on and bows in my hair--who would have known that innocent little girl would end up on such a dark path?
"I give up! I don't want this anymore; I want light and true love instead of a bleak and dark broken road." I shouted at the sky. There was no answer, no light, and no true love. I put my head in my hands and cried letting my vision become completely blurred with tears. After a while I eventually stopped crying and opened my eyes to reality, but there was something different about the dark bleak road...there was a light.
It was a radiant bluish, greenish light ahead of me, I was about to head toward it, but instead it started heading toward me. I kept on expecting it would fly in a different direction or disappear and leave me alone in the dark like everything else. It kept on coming closer and closer, until it was finally close enough so I could see the source of the miracle light that saved me. It was a blue butterfly.
The aura around the butterfly was warm and peaceful, I extended my hand out to touch the butterfly, but I hesitated. A part of me wanted to touch it to feel the warmth of its light, but another part of me was nagging me not to touch it and told me that it wouldn't be safe to touch it, for it was the unknown. I'd never listened to my heart before, so I was uncertain of whether to touch it. Finally, I opened my heart and decided to trust it--besides, what else did I have to lose?
I held my hand out, if it was a normal butterfly, it wouldn't have even come near me, but this butterfly was different and I could feel it. The blue butterfly landed softly in my hand and immediately a wave of love, peace, and hope washed over me. I had never felt this way before then and it suddenly dawned on me, God is the true mastermind behind this. All this time, I've thought it was just me on this broken road. The truth is, He was and is always right beside me and He never left. He grieved with me, and celebrated with me, no matter what wrong I did. He never ever stopped loving me and He is all the love I need. The reason He sent the butterfly was to bring me off the path of destruction and onto the path of salvation.
As soon as I realized what the true meaning of the blue butterfly was, I smiled with pure undeniable happiness for the first time in years. I lifted my head up, and out of nowhere hundreds, no, thousands of blue butterflies came and lighted my path back to the loving arms of my Heavenly Father. For those who are struggling on a dark path, remember this; whether you believe in God or not, He will always love you, and He is reaching out to you. It is your choice whether you take it or not, but He will always be by your side, no matter what.