“Your son has been severely injured in a car accident. We’ve got him and are taking him to the hospital.”⁣

The next few weeks of her family’s lives were overwhelmed with hospital visits, prayers, and uncertainty.⁣

But her community rallied around her family with constant meals, support, random treats, and love.⁣

The young man started to recover.⁣

And then suddenly, the truth came out.⁣

He had caused the accident. ⁣

He had been using his cell phone and lost control. ⁣

The facts of the situation were still the same. ⁣

A mother overwhelmed with grief and fear that she might lose her son; a family dealing with living life partially at home and partially in a hospital bed; a stream of prayers for his recovery. ⁣

But her community had to make a decision. ⁣

Would knowing that he caused his own problem due to great neglect change how they would support the family?⁣

Luckily, that answer was a resounding NO.⁣

In D&C 101:9, the Lord teaches: ⁣

“Verily I say unto you, notwithstanding their sins, my bowels are filled with compassion towards them. I will not utterly cast them off; and in the day of wrath I will remember mercy.”⁣

Notwithstanding their sins. ⁣

Their sins were to blame for the situation. ⁣

And yet that still didn’t stop the Lord from being filled with compassion for them. ⁣

And that’s how I believe God is with us, too. ⁣

He isn’t only giving us His compassion and goodness if we have been perfect, not causing any of the issues we have to deal with in life. ⁣

He knows that we make decisions all the time that make life harder for ourselves. ⁣

We cause so much disconnect, jealousy, pride, anger, contention. ⁣

And yet He will still have compassion for us. ⁣

He will not leave us comfortless, even if we are to blame for the discomfort in the first place. ⁣

Mercy reigns.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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