Share It!

 

I thought I would share this from something I read today. It is from John 2. The story is about Jesus' first miracle; how He turned water into wine for his mother. You see, Jesus did not have to do this for her, but because he respected his mother, he did as she said. This is important because it shows that Christ was obedient. In verse 4 it says, "Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come". The Deseret News article titled Education Week: Why Jesus turned water into wine provides some insight into what this verse means: ""What he is saying there is, 'It's not time for my mission to begin yet. My Father in Heaven is not instructing me what to do yet, but you are my mother, and so whatever you want I'll do," Johnson said. "So in that one verse, we have an amazing amount of love and reverence and honor that the Savior is showing for his mother.""

I have had this verse in the back of my head for some time now. I have used it to keep me going through this pandemic and having to live at home with my parents. I don't particularly get along with them well, but I have tried to stay obedient to them even if I don't always agree. My dad is afraid of what might happen if he contracts Covid-19 and in order to be obedient to him and my mom, I have restricted all of my social activity to almost none in order to keep them safe. This has been extremely hard on me personally, but I have tried to use the Saviors example in my life to get through this trial.


-Savannah

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What I've Learnt

Ohhhh no. What better way to start this blog off than with a college application essay ,':) Honestly I can't seem to write anything "professional" without getting really, really, booooored. I read somewhere that a good application essay should be written in your own voice hence why we are here . I figured if I wrote on a *clears throat* bLoG I could sound more 'me' .I only had a max  of 2500 characters for each essay. "Briefly describe a time that your efforts have fallen short, a goal was not accomplished, or an aspiration was not achieved. What steps did you take to recover from this defeat? What resources did you use? How and why are you different today?" I had never worked a real job up until that point. I was working upfront as an absolutely terrified, clumsy, cashier at Kneaders Bakery. It never really helped that my general manager was constantly breathing down my neck. She may have had the best intentions for me in the beginning, but tha...
Read more