Band-Aids are Magical

Have you ever put a Band-Aid on someone’s finger? I have six grandkids, so I have the opportunity to do this on occasion. Yes, Band-Aids are magical. The hurt seems to go away instantly. The magic starts when I pull the box out and take the bandage out of the wrapper. I take the backing off, hover bandage over the wound, carefully aligning it, and lovingly wrap it around the finger. 

We don’t often do that for each other after we get older. Instead, we say, “I can put it on myself.” But, do you remember a mom, dad, or grandparent putting a Band-Aid on as a child? If the answer is yes, I bet these memories are precious, making you feel safe and secure. Think about how much joy this moment brought to your mom, dad, or grandparent, being able to take care of her or his child. Now, imagine how your heavenly father feels when we let him take care of us. 

“Our father in heaven wants to care for you… even in seemingly minor situations. But he also wants us to take care of others. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.”

1 John 4: 12

If our life demonstrates love, we are showing that we are in God, and he is in us. 

My challenge for you, find an adult who needs a Band-Aid . . . and ask if you can put it on for them. Does that sound uncomfortable? I bet it does. Maybe you don’t have to literally put a Band-Aid on someone. Maybe there is something else that is difficult or uncomfortable or even embarrassing that you can do for someone. Start with your spouse or maybe someone in your family. But don’t… stop… there. Find someone not in your family, someone that is different from you and put on that Band-Aid. Like me, you will discover that Band-aids are magical.

Also, see A Rich and Wonderful Life.

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