”I Will Collect Your Tears (butterfly)” (Let your tears out) Includes original art print card with message on back, envelope, seal, label.

PERFECT FOR: Grief & Unexpected Loss, Miscarriage, Infant Loss, Suicide, Allowing yourself to grieve, Patience & Waiting, Love & Forgiveness, Life Purpose & Self-Worth, Depression, Addiction, Anxiety & Stress, Courage & Strength

KEY VERSE: You have collected all my tears in your bottle. - Psalm 56:8

DETAILS:
• printed on super thick 130# recycled cover
• embossed silver foil seal included
• mailing label included
• space for personal message
• signature black, square envelope
• archival quality
• 8.25 x 8.25″
• fits large Atlas Signature Frames (BUY HERE)
• MAILING? You will need 2 forever stamps or $1 stamp. (BUY HERE)

FRONT: Original art: ”I Will Collect Your Tears (butterfly)”, Watercolor, charcoal, ink. By Sarah Teresa Nelsen.

BACK TEXT: Please, my child; let them out. You must know that I will collect them with the greatest care. I will gather each one delicately in my palm and gently add it to my bottle. I will save your tears until you are ready for me to use them. When you open your heart to me and say, “Please transform these into something good—somehow, some way.” When you release that desire to me, I will work wonders. I will place all of your sorrows into my bottle—your cocoon—where it is dark, and I will use them to nourish faith and hope. Here, in your loneliness and isolation, is where I work best. Here, I can touch your soul at its deepest because it is wide open. I breathe with focused intention while I work on this masterpiece I’m creating— your life. When the bottle has filled to the brim, my work will truly begin to take shape. Then, when the fullness causes a crack, illumination will begin and light will flood in. Then, I know you are ready, and I will delicately release your tears in their beautiful, new form—pure faith, hope, and love. From darkness into light, your tears emerge as magnificent butterflies. For, when you let light into the darkness, you will learn how to fly again. I will collect your tears.

the butterfly • Once a caterpillar is in his dark cocoon (chrysalis), he uses the special fluid surrounding him to fuel the unique energy required to form his wings. Just before he emerges, the brilliant colors of his wings become visible. His new form emerges with wings soft and wet. The tired butterfly rests for a little while as his wings dry, and then he is ready to fly. Getting a look at this metamorphosis as it happens is difficult; disturbing a caterpillar inside its cocoon risks ruining the transformation.

Writing meditation by Sarah Teresa Nelsen—inspired by prayer and the sacred wisdom and truth of God’s Word and presence in our lives.

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