Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life is one of our family’s favourite movies to watch over the Christmas season. There is a scene in which George Bailey’s little daughter Zu Zu carefully wraps a rose from her teacher in her coat to keep it from getting the cold she ends up getting. When some of the rose petals come off anyway, Zu Zu pleads with her father to ‘fix it, Daddy.’ Putting aside his own desperate needs of the moment, George ‘fixes’ Zu Zu’s rose. He discreetly tucks the wilted rose petals into his pocket and lovingly presents a freshened flower to his little girl.
Having made everything right for his trusting young daughter, George leaves Zu Zu’s sickbed to go on a desperate search for an answer to his own overwhelming problem. For the sake of those who have not yet enjoyed this incredible movie, I won’t give away any more details. However, I will say that George’s needs are met when he seeks help beyond himself for the solution.
How many ‘Zu Zu’s petals’ do you have tucked away? Have you helped family, friends, gone the extra mile to make something happen for someone else? Maybe it’s time to address some of your own real needs head on and move forward – a move that may even help others as time goes by.
At Serena Manitoba we often hear, ‘Why didn’t someone tell me about natural family planning before now?’ Maybe this is your first exposure to the message and services of Serena Manitoba. Maybe this information will put some more ‘Zu Zu’s petals’ into your pocket to help someone else…
For you, and someone you may be helping, the next Natural Family Planning class is scheduled for February 19/07. We are here to help.
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