Jesus stretched forth His hand

Thoughts on 12 days on quarantine.

What a month this has been! Looking back to February 26th of this year also known as Ash Wednesday, right after I got back from my trip to the U. S. compare to life today is mind-boggling. The word Coronavirus has become a new word in our vocabulary and even our four year old grandchildren are talking about it. The fear that is felt among people today everywhere is overwhelming as the time Peter tried walking on water. 

Picture in your mind the details of the scene described in Matthew 14: 25 -32, imagine how Peter and the other disciples may have felt when they saw an image of someone walking on water and didn't know who it was? They were afraid.

I love the worlds by Elder Uchtdorf when he said: "Certainly our world has always been and will continue to be imperfect. The corruption and wickedness in our day is unique and alarming. Far too many innocent people suffer because of circumstances of nature, illnesses, as well as from man's inhumanity is alarming but in spite of all this, I wouldn't trade living in this time with any other time in the history of the world. We are blessed beyond measure to live in a day of unparalleled prosperty, enlightenment, and advantage of modern medicine. But most of all, we are blessed to have the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ which give us a unique perspective on the world's dangers and shows us how to either avoid these dangers or deal with them. When I think of these blessings, I want to fall to my knees and offer praises to our Heavenly Father for His never-ending love for all of His children. 

I don't believe God wants His children to be fearful or dwell on the evils of the world. 'For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.' He has given us an abundance of reasons to rejoice. We just need to find and to recognize them. The Lord often reminds us to "Be not afraid" to "be of good cheer" and to "fear not, little flock." 

These are the moments that we need to remember when Peter cried saying: "Lord, save me "And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand, and caught him and said unto him, O, thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? (Matthew 14: 30-31) This is a great example of how Jesus Christ invites us to set aside our fears and doubts and instead, replace them with faith in Him. 

Con amor,

Vero