Several years ago, while visiting my son at the Renaissance Faire in Tuxedo, N.Y., he asked me to help an injured dragonfly that was sitting on the counter in the pub where my son was working. I cupped the dragonfly in my hands and held it there for an hour or more while I decided what to do with it. I wasn't sure how it was injured or if it had just gotten into the mead!
Finally, I realized there was a pond nearby and, while it was roped off, I was able to lean in enough to place the dragonfly in safety inside a bush near the water. I said a little prayer for it as one of God's amazing creatures and went back to enjoying the Faire with my husband.
Later that evening, after arriving home in N.J., another son called me to come out on the front porch. "You are not going to believe this," he yelled. I went out to join him and was stunned to see hundreds of dragonflies hovering over our lawn. We have lived here for almost 40 years and I've only seen a dragonfly once. I was speechless.
"They came to thank you," my husband said, laughing. I liked that explanation.
A moment later they were gone, and I thanked God for the unexpected, memorable display of beauty.
A note of interest for those who love dragonflies or find them showing up in their lives -- The dragonfly, in almost every part of the world, symbolizes change, transformation, a deeper self-realization, a depth of character, potential, power and poise.
Jodi Bergsma image found on Pinterest
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