One of my children had to have surgery last week. This was a hard experience for me. I have never had any of my kids go to the hospital, much less have to have surgery. We are so blessed to have healthy children. As a part of going through this, there was never a doubt in my mind that I wanted a priesthood blessing for my child. If anything, I knew it would comfort me to know that Heavenly Father was watching over him.
The night before, my husband gave my child a blessing. He took the time to ask the other kids what they knew about the priesthood and about blessings. My daughter shared that she knew that it was for help from Heavenly Father. As he started the blessing, the child in my lap began to squirm. This made my other two giggle. I have to say that I did not hear pretty much a single word of that blessing. Although I wish my other children would have listened better, I was not upset that I could not hear what my husband was saying. I guess that’s where faith comes in.
I just knew that Heavenly Father loves me, and my child having the surgery. I had faith that through the power of the priesthood, he would be blessed, and protected, and watched over. I knew that because I do have a testimony of the Gospel, and of the priesthood.
The surgery went great. My child did better than expected in the surgery, and is recovering quickly. I couldn’t help but know that everything would be OK because of that blessing. I am grateful for my husband for always being worthy to use his priesthood powers to bless the lives of my children, and my own. I know that our Heavenly Father loves us, and it is another way that He blesses us and communicates with us. Even if we don’t always hear the words, we will know in spirit that He is there, waiting to protect and watch over us.