Over the last few weeks I have had the wonderful experience
to become more in tune with the Spirit and to develop a stronger relationship
with my Heavenly Parents and the Savior.
As I have devoted much time in my day and much of my
thoughts towards those beyond the veil serving on my behalf, I have received
several wonderful tender mercies. Many are too sacred too share, but this one I
felt was very delightful and appropriate to share.
I had recently been reading an excerpt from a book called, Remembering Wholeness by Carol Tuttle, in
which the author mentioned expressing gratitude towards your angels. Most
angels are your direct relatives and ancestors - they answer to the Father in
orchestrating and bringing to pass blessings, events, ideas and solutions in
our everyday lives.
I had never thought before to thank my Heavenly Father for
my angels and their service on my behalf. This intrigued me. The author
mentioned that as you do this you will begin to notice little tender mercies
from your angels. Some, very sacred, and
others designed to make you giggle. It’s their way of letting you know that they
appreciate your gratitude and your acknowledging of them in your life.
As I continued this verbal expression of gratitude daily, I
had some beautiful experiences happen that some may call miracles. On one
particular instance I was overflowing with joy and awe at a wondrous “beyond
the veil” experience I was blessed to receive. And in the days leading up to
that experience something amusing happened that rang true with what I had read
in my book.
I rolled out of bed one morning trying to do my best to wake
myself up. It was going to be a busy day and I just couldn’t find the energy I
needed to get my body to move a little faster. As I threw the comforter over
the bed and halfheartedly arranged the throw pillows up top, something caught
my eye. A big spot on my favorite pillow! How did it get there? No time to
figure that out, I would just simply turn it over onto the clean side. As I reached
for it to flip it over that’s when I saw it…The Savior!
It looks as though the Savior is walking towards me with his foot extended, arms open. |
I couldn’t believe it! I had heard about these experiences
before where people discovered the face of Jesus mysteriously carved into the
trunk of a tree or in a potato chip. Some images more compelling than others
and of course, some images providing quite the entertainment value. These
stories always sparked my curiosity but I never thought I would one day be the
recipient of such an experience.
At first glance of recognizing the image of the Savior on my
pillow, I felt a warm wave of love run through my body from head to toe. The
hairs on my arms stood up on end and I knew someone was delighting in telling
me that what I was seeing was meant for my own personal joy. It had been
created as a token of love just for me.
As I examined the image it amazed me out how straight the
lines were especially on the Savior’s arms. This couldn’t have been a random
accident – a spill or marking from one of my messy children. The lines were
much too straight. And what was the substance used to create the image with?
The fabric appeared to be stained the same way a curtain would be on the side the faces
the afternoon sun. It was as though it had been bleached by light.However as I observed even closer I saw that it was a paper cut-out of Jesus (like a paper doll) underneath the sheer fabric. As I felt the paper crinkle and I tried to move it around I was amazed that the paper stays in place and cannot be moved. This is decorative pillow and the fabric is stitched tight onto it. You cannot remove the fabric without tearing it off.
The Savior’s arms were extended open towards me in a
welcoming and loving embrace. I could feel the excitement of the being that
created it, just knowing it would make my day and put a smile on my face. I giggled
at how imperfect it was, almost a cartoon form of some type. It was as though
it was meant just for my noticing.
Throughout the coming days as I pondered this small miracle,
it occurred to me that whenever I wanted to feel my Savior’s embrace and his
unconditional love for me, all I had to do was hug this pillow. What a beautiful
gift!
I share this with you as a testimony that the Lord and our
angels look to bless us in ways that we will recognize and that will resonate
deep within our souls. How many days have we unknowingly passed by beautiful
miracles and signs all around us as we rushed out the door to get the kids to
school, then off to get our grocery shopping accomplished all while stressing about
the slow driver in front of us or the lights that keep turning red. When we
take a minute to slow down and see those red lights as opportunities to have a
conversation with our Father, we become in tune to His Spirit and we align with
His will. We prepare ourselves to be in state of peace so that we might better notice
His beautiful gifts he surrounds us with daily, hourly and minute by minute.
Get to know your Father a little bit better today. Thank Him
for the angels he places in your life to keep watch over you. Express your
gratitude and as you do you will begin to notice the workings of miracles big
and small in your life.
I testify the truthfulness of this message in the name of my
Savior, Jesus Christ, amen.
Update: I have since received some beautiful personal revelation that this tender creation was a gift from a future grandson of mine. My children are all very young and it will be quite some time before I ever meet him. It was his way of showing me a miracle. He "wanted to put some whimsy in my day" as I was told. I feel so blessed!
Update: I have since received some beautiful personal revelation that this tender creation was a gift from a future grandson of mine. My children are all very young and it will be quite some time before I ever meet him. It was his way of showing me a miracle. He "wanted to put some whimsy in my day" as I was told. I feel so blessed!
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