I go to church regularly, sometime begrudgingly and sometimes eagerly and then there are times that I go to church gratefully. Today was one of those times.
It started out as any other meeting, the announcements, the passing of the sacrament, and the talks. And then there was a musical number.
It was a father and his little boy. The little boy climbed up and sat on the piano bench and started playing a very simple melody. As the boy was playing, his father stepped behind him, reaching his arms around him, and, placing his hands on either side, started playing a slight embellishment. As the song continued, the embellishments became more elaborate and what started out as a simple melody became a beautiful hymn.
I was immediately struck with the image of this father standing behind his little boy helping him make his simple song more beautiful and thought of how this simple gesture is like our Heavenly Father.
He asks us to follow His commandments, to live the gospel the best that we can. As we take our faltering steps along the path He has shown, He steps behind and embellishes our simple efforts. It doesn't matter that our ability may only lay in playing a simple tune. With His help, with His arms around us, and His hands placed on either side, we can make simple things into great things.
I am so grateful to this father and son who thought they were simply going to play a musical number in church but ended up sharing a testimony and touching my heart.
