This last week we were walking home at night
and came across a HUGE fuzzy caterpillar.
I commented to my companion how cute it was, and she said, "yeah, but if you touch it, it will
poison you." That made me think: "It is kind of pointless to be a
poisonous bug, right?
It's defense will not save it's own life at all, it will just
make the animal that eats it sick/dead AFTER he eats it. Either way the bug will
die." But then, this thought came to me: "Some bugs have to die
to warn the animals that that species of bug is poisonous. Some must die so
that others may live."
Wow! Even down to
the smallest creatures, SACRIFICE is something vital.
It’s like, Heavenly
Father created everything so that we could remember
the greatest sacrifice of
all: That of His Beloved Son.
That sacrifice made in
Gethsemane provided a way for all of us to survive any attacks that may come
from the enemy. The word "Gethsemane" means
"place where olives
are pressed," or in other words, made into oil.
Many times when oil is
mentioned in the scriptures, it is used in a healing manner. For example, in the
story of the Good Samaritan, after he found the wounded man who was left to die on
the side of the road, the Good Samaritan used olive oil
to bind his wounds. I
don’t think it was coincidence that the Savior chose to go
to a grove of olive
trees to offer a sacrifice that would allow all of mankind to be healed from
wounds both physical and spiritual.
" And he shall go
forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations
of every kind; and this
that the word might be fulfilled
which saith he will take upon him the pains
and the sicknesses of his people.
And he will take
upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death
which bind his people; and
he will take upon him their infirmities,
that his bowels may be filled with
mercy, according to the flesh,
that he may know according to the flesh how to
succor his people
according to their infirmities." (Alma 7:11-12, The Book of Mormon)
The Atoning sacrifice of
Jesus Christ is much like any physical medication that we can
take, if used properly--- it will offer relief and healing in a way that cannot
be described.
I know that it is true. I know that He suffered so that we don’t
have to
-------- if we will trust in Him and let Him help us.
Con amor, Hermana Jones
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