A Little Bit of Heaven

In Primary, when I was very young, we had a lesson on thinking about Jesus during the sacrament. For some reason, I've always remembered it. The teacher stressed that even though it's hard for kids to stay focused on Jesus, it's also very hard for adults to do the same. She said they had to think about work, what's for dinner, keeping kids calm and quiet, changing diapers, running errands, and on and on. I agreed that adults had a lot on their minds, but thought it couldn't possibly be that hard for them to stay concentrated for 10 minutes or so.

Then I grew up and it is as hard as she said it was all those years ago. Only now, we have even more distractions. Phones and electronics keep us entertained (because heaven forbid we go 5 minutes without that). Generally, I've tried to make a good effort towards reverence and thinking about Christ during the sacrament, but I often fail or find my mind wandering.

I remember sometime around my mission I was in some sort of class taking a personal spiritual inventory. One of the questions read, "Do you think about the Savior daily?" Of course I think about the Savior daily! How could there ever be a time in my life where that could escape me? Well- that time is now. I am embarrassed to admit it.

It's amazing how thinking about Christ for 10 minutes is a challenge. It's amazing how thinking about him daily does not come naturally. It's amazing the distractions that consume us somehow take over and keep us from paying attention to the things that are really important without us even realizing it.

Lately this has all come to my attention as, with the recent passing of my grandma, I've been thinking about heaven frequently. A friend of mine lost a child and has posted on her blog, "One of the best ways to have a little bit of Heaven in your home, is to have someone you love in Heaven." I am finding that so true. Since my grandma has left us for heaven it seems as if she's been sharing just a little, tiny glimpse of it with me. I've experienced so much peace and happiness knowing our Heavenly Father's plan and the stage of it she has just now crossed into.

It may not seem like much, but peace is so valuable. I once heard that peace is the only feeling that Satan cannot counter, confuse, construe. Peace is something you can only get from God. In a world where spirituality doesn't come naturally, or daily, or sometimes even often, it can be so easy to lose your way or simply become complacent. I know I am guilty of both. It has been so nice to have even a little peace and remind me of all the blessings that God has in store for us.