I walked today where Jesus walked.
Though my weary feet do not walk the desert Judean paths He traversed, they do walk a path of service. I am reminded of this as I pass by The Living Christ hanging in our hallway. Some of the words echo in my ears, “He walked the roads of Palestine, healing the sick, causing the blind to see, and raising the dead. He taught the truths of eternity . . .” My work as a mother mirrors His actions.
Today, as I walked through my Palestine, my home, little children were held as their tears of frustration were wiped away and stories from the scriptures were whispered in their ears. A crying baby whose swollen gums caused pain was soothed with cold chewy toys, medicine, and the warm embrace of mother’s arms. A teenager was taught to work through a math problem; her eyes were opened to understand a new concept.
Read the rest of my thoughts about President Thomas S. Monson’s Sunday morning General Conference address over at Mormon Women Stand.
This is wonderful!! And so true.
I have had an idea but me lately. As a very introverted person who finds it paralyzing at times to step out of her comfort zone to serve, the Lord has provided a way for me to serve in a way that is doable for me. He gave me 9 children. And as I care for and teach them each day I am serving his children. And as you so beautifully stated, I too, am walking as Jesus walked.
That should say ‘hit me’.
Beautiful! I love this idea. I actually just wrote a post on Monday about Christ as a mother figure. One of my favorite images he uses to describe himself is a mother–and not just any mother, but a lowly farmyard hen who gathers her chicks beneath her. It leaves no question in my mind then why Satan works so hard to degrade mothers and women–our value is beyond measure if Christ compares himself to us.