In The Strength of The Lord

Quiet day today. We only had speech therapy on the docket. But that went really well.

The therapist at LDS Social Services gave me an article to read. It's a talk given by Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, given at BYU on October 23, 2001. It's titled "In the Strength of the Lord". He spoke of the enabling power of the Atonement. He described it as: "There is no physical pain, no anguish of soul, no suffering of spirit, no infirmity or weakness that your or I ever experience during our mortal journey that the Savior did not experience first. You and I in a moment of weakness may cry out, 'No one understands. Non one knows.' No human being, perhaps, knows. But the Son of God perfectly knows and understands, for He felt and bore our burdens before we ever did. And because He paid the ultimate price and bore that burden, He has perfect empathy and can extend to us His arm of mercy in so many phases of our life. He can reach out, touch, and succor -- literally run to us -- and strengthen us to be more than we could ever be and help us to do that which we could never do through relying only upon our own power." He listed examples from the Book of Mormon of prophets calling upon the Lord to not take away their burdens, but to give them the strength to endure, or take care of, their burdens or what was required of them. It really spoke to me. I'm so consumed with anger and heartache that I haven't relied too heavily on my Savior as of late. I am weary from it all. I'm not ready to give it to Him yet, but know the days of healing will come. And they can only come through Him.

Blessing of the Day: the Atonement