Spiders?

Good morning

At first glance this looks like

a huge scary spider

A lot of folks are deathly afraid

of spiders.

The reality is that most folks

have not been attacked by spiders.

Most folks that have this fear

have never even taken a moment 

to try to understand why most spiders 

are really quite helpful 

and want nothing more than 

to live out there lives the best way they can

no different than most humans.

They control pests;
devouring disease carrying mosquitos and

removing unwanted parasitic bugs

from crops.

Their silk is one of the strongest

natural materials, has been and is studied 

for medical and engineering purposes.

The list goes on.

Many cultures have used spider symbolism to teach.

Spiders weave intricate webs,

our choices weave our web of life.

Spiders have to be patient,

they spend their entire life weaving and waiting.

They are creative and have to use many 

different things within their environment

to support their webs.

My favorite:

They persevere. 

They create a beautiful web to live in,

it gets destroyed, and they go right back to

creating another sometimes even more beautiful one.

They never give up.

This is why everyone who is affected by 

addiction in some way could take a lesson from

our friends the spiders.

Sometimes spiders can and do hurt us,

most of the time we can and do survive the 'bite'.

Care and forgiveness is important.

Spiders can be misunderstood, just like us.

Some people fear spiders, just like some people fear us.

We can learn something from spiders and

we have a lot to teach others.

Spiders have to be patient & wait and we do too.

Lastly,

when we get knocked down or

our web of life is torn apart

we must not give up.

The Divine Creator

breathed life into us and the spiders,

all creatures great and small

have a purpose.

Next time you see a spider

in your web of life and are afraid,

look closely for the beauty and perseverance 

that lies within him/her.

Take a deep breath, let it live......

and maybe, just maybe

set it free.

Peace be with you & all creatures great and small
The Lord our God loves us all!!! k