The Lord is Mindful

 "You have done great things.  You will yet do many great things."  The words poured out of my mouth as I gave a blessing.  Sometimes you don't even realize what you're saying before it comes out.  Those words astonished me and were very comforting and thought-provoking to the individual.  The Lord knows us individually.  We are of great worth to him.  I think about how I've felt when I thought I'd lost a child at the store for a few minutes, and how happy I was to find the child safe and happy.  How our Father must feel when we return to him when we have strayed.  We might feel a little chastised, like "Don't you ever do that again!"  But preiminant, I think, is a feeling of love and relief and a need for a hug.  His arms are outstretched.