My devotional thought for Wednesday

I was assigned to give the devotional yesterday, and I chose to tell a story I heard a while ago, and then relate some of my feelings about it pertaining to the gospel.
So here is what I prepared; Hopefully you enjoy the story as much as I did.

"In 1989 there was a terrible earthquake in Armenia that killed over 30,000 people in four minutes. A distraught father went in frantic search of his son. He reached his son's school only to find that it had been reduced to a pile of rubble. But he was driven by his promise to his son, 'No matter what, I'll always be there for you!' He visualized the corner where his son's classroom would be, rushed there, and started to dig through the debris, brick by brick.
Others came on the scene--the fire chief, then the police--warning him of fires and explosions, and urging him to leave the search to the emergency crews. But he tenaciously carried on digging. Night came and went, and then, in the 38th hour of digging, he thought he heard his son's voice. 'Armand!' he called out. Then he heard, 'Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told 'em that if you were alive, you'd save me and when you saved me, they'd be saved. . .
'There are 14 of us left out of 33. . . . When the building collapsed, it made a wedge, like a triangle, and it saved us.'
'Come on out, boy!'
'No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, 'cause I know you'll get me! No matter what, I know you'll be there for me!'
(Mark V. Hansen, "Are You Going to Help Me?" in Chicken Soup for the Soul, ed. Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen [1993], 273-74)."

I read this story several months ago, but it has stuck with me, and I feel the Spirit every time I read it, testifying to me that we all have not only an earthly father who loves us, but a Father in Heaven who also loves us, more than we can ever imagine, and who will never leave us. No matter what, he will be there for us whenever we need him, and we will never be abandoned. Like the son in the story, we have to wait patiently, and we may have to exercise faith before we receive help, or the thing that we want or need. But in always having faith that our Father will take care of us, we are allowing the Lord to direct our lives, and we can then feel peace and confidence about the future. I know this is true, and looking back on my life, the times that I have felt the most peace and comfort are when I have trusted the Lord to take care of things. Interestingly enough, those are the times when I have been doing my best to pray, read the scriptures, and have faith that things will work out, and remembering the answers I have received to prayers. You probably have some experiences similar to mine. Hopefully this story/thought brings a good feeling to your heart, or reminds you of your own experiences. I am glad I ran across it again.