Reflection on BOM

As I began to ponder about my last post and how the Lord is merciful even if it seems like a punishment, I tried to relate this to my own life as I try to do with the principles taught in religion class.  I was thinking and I realized that there was one particular instance where the Lord was merciful to me and I did not realize it.  When I was a child, I was jumping on the trampoline when I decided it was time to head inside.  For my dismount, I thought I would try a front flip into a shallow pile of leaves.  Midway through the air, my body was caught by a trash can around my midsection.  This was very painful and I began to cry.  As I reflect back on the experience, the Lord was merciful for letting me land on the trashcan because if I had not, I would have landed on my head.  This could have broken my neck, paralyzed my body, or caused severe brain damage.  But instead I was protected.  I think back on this experience on contemplate how many other times it seems like I am a victim of misfortune, but in reality I am being protected from a more fateful trial if it had not happened to me.