Gifts of the Spirit

I feel very grateful,  blessed and close to the Spirit today.

These past few days of being back to school have been crazy to say the least. People seem to have lost their brains COMPLETELY. But WE as a family seem to have reset with 2 weeks off.  I've been more patient.  I think more kind too. I've had more energy,  and gotten mute done.

This morning,  Elysia says "it's yucky out there.  We need to leave SOON. And despite actually taking time to hold Bella and be patient with Jacob going potty (you'll RARELY hear me say "it's o.k.,  we have time), we got out ahead of schedule.

And I felt so much gratitude as i drive home....heeding the feeling to avoid big areas of traffic as I had going to school this morning.

But let me tell you: The closer to the Spirit you are,  the more you feel!  And you feel EVERYTHING.  Including sadness for a world that holds very little hope these days.

And the whisper came "That's a big reason why people distance themselves from the spirit. It's too much to take in for most anymore. "

People want the safety and numbness of NOT feeling too much.  Not having too much intimacy. Not having too much DEEP DOWN joy.  Because it brings responsibility.  It brings sadness WITH the joy. It opens one up to pain and disappointment.

But a long with missing pain and disappointment,  they are missing SO MUCH MORE!

"It is better for us to  know pain,  that we may know JOY. "

And have a CLOSE relationship with Our Father who loves us DEEPLY,  and even Painfully.