Tongue-tied

Mother's milk... A sweet substance, readily available, but rarely leaking out unless the Mother hears the cry of a child.  Even then, for the child to receive it, the child must suckle at Mother's breast, held close and safe and warm in her arms.  Is there anything more innately human, more divine than to be nourished and nurtured?

But nursing does not always go smoothly.  One condition that comes to mind is called tongue tie.  As adults, we think of being tongue-tied as being unable to articulate or communicate.  To an infant, it means the frenulum of their tongue is too short and can sometimes (not always) make latching on to the breast difficult or impossible.  Depending on the severity of the tie, babies may have difficulty thriving.  Interestingly, both the adult and infant conditions find their application in the world of prayer.  Being spiritually tongue-tied prevents us from both communicating with our Mother and taking in the nourishment that only she can provide.

I would cry, too!

 "And it came to pass that [Jesus] did teach and minister unto the children of the multitude of whom hath been spoken, and he did loose their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers [and mothers] great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed unto the people; and he loosed their tongues that they could utter." 3 Nephi 26: 14

Can you imagine the greater wonders that would come forth in the world if Her childrens' tongues were loosed to suckle from the breast of God the Mother and speak the words She gives?