Friday, January 3, 2014

By Christ we see everything

My sister sent me this quote during my mission and it help focus a lot of what we did in our work.

            “Believing in Christ is like believing in the sun at noonday, no that you can see it, but because of it, you can see everything.”

            It is beautifully put, I for one have never seen Christ, but because of Him, I can see all things. I haven’t yet, don’t get me wrong, but I can with faith and time see all things.
            I started to think about my belief in Christ, where it was before my mission and how this quote changed that feeling for Him. Before my mission I knew there was a Christ, I knew who He was, what He did, to some small extent I understood how His life and actions applied to me.
            It wasn’t until I started to teach others that I realized how little I really understood Christ. I reflected on it today again, how deep is His love for me? For each of us? How painful was the Atonement he suffered for me and for all? The extent of his life, the pain, suffering, no doubt the happiness in triumph is beyond anything I could ever hope to comprehend.
            It was an amazing moment to chase these thoughts as I, so some very very miniscule extent began to feel what Moses did in the Pearl of Great Price, seeing the greatness of God, he realizes that Man is Nothing. I was amazed at how small I was in the creation of God, but at the same time, how much I mattered to Him.

            I was a speck in time and place, compared to worlds without end and unlimited knowledge and power. But there was a real relationship between me and this supreme Being I call Father.

            He provides, He listens, He comforts. Whenever I need Him He’s there.


            Because of my belief in Christ, its not that I can see Him, but I can see everything because of Him.


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