Object Lesson

I spent most of my morning today trying to keep up on the news about the terrible earthquake and tsunami that began off the coast of Japan.  My heart goes out to all those who are affected by this catastrophe.

Obviously, I am also very concerned about my missionary who is currently living on the little island of New Caledonia.  I took a page from Enos' book and began to pray nonstop for my son and his companion.  After a few hours of making myself absolutely nuts searching the web for information, I took a break and headed to the fitness center to work off some of my frustrations.

On the way home, my Jeep was hit by another SUV.  

The damage isn't much (yay for Jeeps!) compared to the possibilities.  I was traveling at about 40 mph when I was hit.  There was one near miss immediately after as I was pushed into the next lane.  I ended up in the middle of the most dangerous intersection in Salt Lake County.  But...I could not have felt more safe.  The feeling of safety and protection was overwhelming.

Dealing with the the other driver and the paperwork was frustrating and took such a long time.  So, it was a while before I realized that I had just had one of the most awesome object lessons of my entire life.  It is this:  so if the Master of All Creation could keep me safe in the middle of such a scary and chaotic place, He could most certainly keep my son, His own representative, safe if he chose.

Sometimes, it takes me a while, but I'm still teachable.  My prayers will now include many more 'thanks' and many less 'pleases'.