The afterlife holds immense mystery for us. While faith assures us there is life beyond this one, sometimes nature as much as Scripture strengthens my belief in the radical power of God to transform us beyond death.
Last spring I studied the amazing metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a monarch butterfly. Who could believe that a simple worm could change that dramatically? I was still caught up in this marvelous reality when my dear friend Carola died of a heart attack. I thought immediately of the caterpillar's radical transformation and that a similar sort of change must be taking place for Carola. We simply cannot comprehend how life after death is for our departed ones. I only know that I felt comfort in visualizing Carola's spiritual metamorphosis into a shining, free spirit, at peace in the communion of saints.
Dear God, deepen my faith in what will be revealed after my death.
Sr. Joyce Rupp, O.S.M.
