Things I Learned
about the Savior
from Our Experiences
As I contemplate this Christmas Season, I'm humbled by
the love of our dear Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I learned so much more
about his life and sacrifice by the experiences of kidney failure including the
following:
·
Martin needed the great personal sacrifice of
another individual in order to live. We need the sacrifice of our Savior in
order to live.
·
Although I didn't really "want" to
undergo surgery, I wanted to because of my love for Martin. Likewise the Savior
pled with the Father for another way, yet, he stayed faithful to the end
because of his love for us and for the Father.
·
I had to be enough like Martin (a match) and yet
different enough (healthy and without medical conditions) to donate the kidney.
The Savior had to be a match (a human) yet different enough (a god) to do the
work.
·
I am bound in covenant to Martin, and it was my
right to do what needed to be done to save him. We are bound in covenant to the
Savior through baptism, and it is his right to save us.
·
In order to fully accept the sacrifice of the
kidney donation, Martin has to take medications for the rest of his life and do
what he can to live a healthy life. In order to accept the sacrifice of the
Savior we need to do all in our power to stay spiritually healthy.
·
We can never repay the kindness, love, and
compassion given to us by neighbors and friends. We can never repay the Savior
for his sacrifice, never!
·
We can honor the sacrifice of our neighbors by
paying it forward to another who needs help. We can honor the sacrifice of the Savior
by building his Kingdom.
Because of our many experiences of fear, pain, anxiety,
stress, peace, love, and mercy I know with much greater surety that our
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ live! I know these things because I have
learned them more deeply through the trials of my faith the last two years.
Having the honor of donating a kidney to save Martin's
life was one of the most sacred experiences of my entire life. I am grateful for
the right and privilege I had of doing so.And I am most grateful to the Lord
and Savior for his love and sacrifice for me!
May God bless you this Christmas Season!
Michelle
Life has a lot of eternal lessons to teach us if we will only open our eyes and humble our hearts to see them.
ReplyDeleteMichelle, as always, I have enjoyed reading your thoughts. Thank you so much for writing. Merry Christmas! May next year be great!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, that was a beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteYour example is inspiring.
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