Alma 57

(May 2, 2014)
It should not be surprising, have read more than a few of these, what my thoughts centered on when I read this chapter.  So often when we read this story we center our view on the fact that the Stripling Warriors all survived the battle, but we neglect the fact that all of them – each and every one – were wounded in the battle.  Sometimes we feel very deeply the wounds as we engage in our battle on behalf of the Lord (and, regrettably, sometimes we fight against Him) and sometimes that seems unfair to us.  We believe that as we are on the Lord’s errand, we have the right to demand His protection in all ways.  But we have no promise that we will not be wounded – only that, if we are faithful, we will not be lost.