The Wind Parable

The other day we were reading morning scriptures as a family and it was a passage we felt might not be easily understood by children.  Many times when this happens, we try to be like Jesus and use parables to help teach the lesson to our kids in a more easily understood way.  The passage of scripture that we were reading was Alma.  It was a conversation between a man who believed in Christ, being confronted by a man who didn't believe in Christ and who decided to go about the land preaching and teaching the people why there is no Christ.  The basis of the disbeliever's cause was to the effect that no one had or did at that time (in history) seen Christ in person.  So he taught that if you cannot see it you ought not to believe in it.

With this confusing talk in the scriptures we felt it best to put his case, though very much a scientific case, to the test. Wind came to mind.

The Parable of the Wind

Can you see the wind?

Can you feel the wind? 

Can you hear the wind?

Can you see Christ? Or God for that matter?

Can you feel Christ?

Can you hear Christ?

Wind can't be seen by itself, until it is manifested in the power it can bring. But we can see the wind blowing the trees, flags, water, flowers, and the rain.  We feel the wind blowing our hair, blowing over our hot sticky skin, cooling it down. We can feel the wind whip through our fingers when we stick our hands our the window of a moving car.  We hear the wind blowing the dry leaves, blowing the fresh green leaves in a russle and tussle sound. When the wind brings forth it's  mighty power we can hear the wind whipping objects back and forth and against each other with creaking, snapping, cracking whistles.

Even though we can't see wind as a solid object  we have evidences that it can move other objects, which movement we can easily see. We also have evidences that wind can be felt by our skin receptors; and the evidence is plain to behold that wind can be heard.

We can't see Christ because he is in Heaven. However we can see the miracles that He performs in our lives. We can see the creations He has made with his mighty power. We can feel the tender mercies and love of God by the Holy Spirit testifying of the truthfulness of Christ.  We can hear prophets and apostles bear record and testify of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, their divinity, power, love and truth.  

It is on these evidences that we can each on an individual basis have faith in Christ. We have all evidence that there is a Christ, that he loves us, that he died for our sins, giving us the a toning power to repent and be forgiven of our sins so that we can return and live with him. Through all these examples  of evidence of Jesus Christ, we can truly have faith in that which we cannot see...right now.

So the next time you see evidence of the wind, have your faith strengthened in Christ who loves all mankind a like.