Building Beloved Community 3/14/24

Transformation By Transformation

Winchester UU’s March theme is “Transformation,” which neatly converges with our butterflies logo. Butterflies provide a metaphor for individual change and ultimately for societal change. 

Imaginal cells hold transformative, potential power driving the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly, although there is no visible similarity between the two creatures.

What if we too hold imaginal cells that embolden us to evolve into beings dedicated to creating worldwide community—connected, interdependent, compassionate, cooperative, peaceful?

SOME PART OF OUR caterpillar-stage selves may first resist this process, regarding it as an attack, an alien virus and raise defenses to resist “woke,” “cancel culture,”

“virtue signaling,” the threat to our comfortable position.



And, if we take a long breath, pause, are curious, listening, and absorbing new experiences, we each might spread delicate wings and all take flight together. 

Imagine that! 

—Gloria Legvold, for the Racial Justice Team Planning Group

A special thank you to the Revs. Janet Parsons and Heather Janules for piquing my interest in imaginal cells.