Mom, my nose is bleeding. Come over here and let me see you. What happened to make your nose bleed?

This is the life of a mom. It’s also the life of any parent, whether mom or dad, when something goes wrong we want to know what made it go wrong. This has happened over many centuries and it will continue to happen for many more. Life does not always go our way, especially as a child.

In biblical times, things like this happened and our Savior, who came into this world to teach us, would explain to the people quite often in parables how to deal with problems. He would take the situation and make it understandable to many people.

We only need to look in the gospels of the Bible you get a firm understanding of how life sometimes works. There is always an answer to what may be bothering us or affecting our lives in some negative way, to help us come to a good decision and get on with a peaceful existence.

I would encourage everyone to look no further than your Bible to get the answers you need for your everyday lives. Even to this day our Lord and Savior is here to continue teaching us and making a positive influence in sometimes difficult situations.

God bless everyone in this community and throughout the world who needs to hear that there is hope for each and every one of us. This will not stop the problems that we have, but it will make life easier.

Don McConachie

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church