"We have never been in bondage to anyone. What do you mean, ‘You will be made free’?"

"If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed."

Two butterflies - colorful and majestic monarchs - sat side by side on a tree limb. Beside them was the ruptured cocoon from which they’d just emerged.

"Come, fly with me," said the one.

"Caterpillars can’t fly," said the other.

"But we’re not caterpillars anymore," said the first, flexing his new wings, stretching them their full span till they looked like magnificently crafted stained glass windows. "Those caterpillar days are gone forever."

"Don’t be silly," said the other. "We were born caterpillars and we’ll always be caterpillars. That’s the way it is."

"Well, then, why did the Maker see fit to give us these wings?" said the one.

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