God Knows each of Us

I believe that God knows each of us by name.

He knows our needs, wants and the deepest desires of our hearts.

Why?

Last week I had just returned home from a yoga class.

Dressed in my saggy yoga pants.

White socks and goofy slippers.

When I received a call from my husband that a blessing was needed.

Would I send my son to the nearby hospital

To assist in giving a priesthood blessing?

Sure.

I relayed the message.

And then I stopped and had a thought.

I really should go with them and check in on one of my dear sisters

Who has been in the hospital, recovering from surgery.

I ran after my son,

In my saggy yoga pants,

white socks and goofy slippers.

After the blessing was given, we rode upstairs to the fifth floor.

Entered the room quietly and hesitantly.

And saw my dear little sister sitting, propped up in a chair, looking forlorn

in front of her lunch

which she was trying to gag down.

Her face brightened, and she spoke of her pains, her family and her future plans.

Then a doctor entered.

Brisk and professional.

A very nice man, to be sure, but with a different accent than ours.

He checked her over, speaking rapidly.

We began to translate for her,

making sure she understood what he said, and he understood what she said.

Then he left.

She looked up at us with tear-filled eyes,

and began to praise God for her many blessings

at this difficult time in her life,

and especially at the exact moment that He sent us there

to help her understand and communicate with a busy doctor.

And I almost missed it.

Because of my saggy yoga pants

white socks and goofy slippers.

And that's how I know that God knows us each by name.