It is very late and in order to pass time profitably I turned to the videos on MeridianMagazine.com and a specific one about forgiveness hit me strongly. I just went through a minor incident with Marilyn falling, breaking her nose and dislocating her right shoulder. I was never in danger of losing her but I was greatly affected by a lack of ability to do anything for her. I called 911 and the paramedics employed by the city of Orem were there within 5 minutes and they got her up and onto a stretcher and into the ambulance. They put me into the front seat of the ambulance, out of the way so they could do their job. Two friends both High Priests came by ready to assist but because of circumstances could not.
When we got to the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center Emergency Room she was quickly moved into a room and the staff there took over. My son-in-law Dan Heyworth came dressed in a suit jacket and tie and ready to assist me in giving Marilyn a blessing. I had been silently praying that she would be alright so as soon as a lull came we pushed the door nearly closed and he anointed and I sealed and blessed her. In the blessing I was moved to tell her that the pain would abate in a while and then blessed the medical staff that they would be able to properly diagnose and prescribe correctly.
It took about 2 1/2 hours for that blessing to come to fact but after xrays it was determined that she did have a dislocated shoulder. The appropriate staff was assembled and she was given medication to put her out for 5 minutes and the doctor watched her relax and the arm become limp. He then moved to relocate her shoulder and then test it. He then turned to me and said "That was an easy one" indicating to me that the blessing had been granted.
Now the video on MeridianMagazine.com which has a link to mormon.org is about forgiveness. But it is also about a man who lost his wife and two kids to a drunk driver and his process of how he has forgiven the young man and affected many because of it.
The surrounding story is what affected me in how we are in a fragile existence and it can change in the blink of an eye. We need to understand just who we are, children of a Living God. We are here to be tried and tested. We are not the center but He is the center and IF we realize that then our life here will be filled and fulfilled.
Check out the video. http://www.meridianmagazine.com/42/videodirectlink
It may change your life. It has made me think.