I wonder what it would be like to be a butterfly? To live such a short life, to accomplish little and then perish? Yet, this butterfly is unusual; you can see right through it!!! In a way, Jesus was like this butterfly; when you saw him, you saw the father and that was a beautiful sight to see. Which reminds me of this passage from the book of John...
John 14:6-11 (WEB)
6) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
7) If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him, and have seen him.”
8) Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
9) Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
10) Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.
11) Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
6) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
7) If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him, and have seen him.”
8) Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
9) Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
10) Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.
11) Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
God revealed himself through Jesus. Want to know something about God...look to Jesus. Jesus' words were those of the Father, his actions pleased HIS Father and his sacrifice was the will of the Father. Which leads me also to the followers of Jesus. Question: when someone looks at you do they see Jesus? Are my thoughts, actions and will like his? If not, why not? Maybe we should all be more like the butterfly in the picture, in that when people see us they can see right through us and see God. Maybe being a butterfly isn't such a bad idea after all...