"And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
Mark 16:17-18
This is interesting. For a film class once I watched a documentary about a group that handles poisonous snakes as part of their worship services. Very interesting film... but really, I think that the point here is not to go out and do these things to prove that you believe, but that these are things that you are blessed with as you live your life righteously. And these things go on all the time.
Sometimes I think that we get so addicted to emotion that we need drama in every aspect of our lives. Controlled emotion doesn't seem "real" enough, and everyday miracles get overlooked. Sometimes we miss the important things just because they seem commonplace to us. We want all of our miracles to be on the front page rather than on page 42E. In my life passing the oral exam for my French class and not getting a severe allergic reaction when I drank some (caution: may not be suitable for some readers) moldy lemon juice count as miracles. :)
The priesthood allows miracles every day as well that we don't hear about. The biggest miracle of all sometimes is to just still be alive, to have the chance to change and grow and become better than we are. Good things to remember today.
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