He wouldn't go to nursery at church. He hasn't wanted to ever since all of his friends left nursery to go to sunbeams. He barely missed the cut off. He is in nursery for a whole other year. He is not adjusting well. I think it will be nice when his brother is eighteen months in June and will get to join him. I spent most of my Sunday meetings in the nursery. I slipped out for two minutes and shared a random thought in Relief Society that may not have even gone with the lesson because I missed most of it.
She asked the questions how can we be happy, when everything feels hopeless around us. I shared this scripture.
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
These verses have been in my thoughts and heart for a long while. I love them. I think when I was younger and most of my life I thought faith was illusive and hard and I will never have sufficient faith, because a mustard seed could move a mountain and I could never move a mountain, so I don't even have as much as a mustard seed.
I think I have muddled this scripture. He really is talking about the simpleness of the way. We can fast and pray, those are mustard seed things. Yet, they can bring about a miraculous miracle like the healing this poor boy. I love this talk, by Elder Holland, that references this scripture as well and talks of faith.
My point in sharing this thought in relation to the instructors question was that there have been times when I have tried to do everything possible and still felt dumpy. Life has just pulled me down at my heels and I have felt I can't escape. These words have come to mind, Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. I have fasted and prayed and Christ has healed me and helped me. I believe there are great things that can come from these simple, small, mustard seed, acts of faith.
After church on Sunday James crashed. He has been sick ever since. He seems a bit better this morning though. He will actually get off the couch and walk around. He ate eggs this morning. Yeah! He is drinking a little bit. I am so glad. He looked really bad yesterday. I took him to the access clinic in town. They said it looked like he had a virus and was a bit dehydrated. They sent him home with a prescription of popsicles. He has enjoyed his medicine.
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