Today I am grateful for the advice my mom gave to me today about the power of peace.
When we can find peace within ourselves, knowing that we are doing all that we can do, it is amazing the miracles that can come from it.
President Heber J. Grant described the Savior’s peace this way: “His peace will ease our suffering, bind up our broken hearts, blot out our hates, engender in our breasts a love of fellow men that will suffuse our souls with calm and happiness.”
When I choose to let go of all the pain that is weighing on my mind and my heart, I can then feel of the peace that has always been there for me.
I have learned that our Heavenly Father only wants to bless us. He only wants to help us in this journey called life.He leads us in the direction that He feels is best. (which most of the time is the best path for me) But He also takes into consideration the desires of our hearts. And He will give us those things based on our personal righteousness and obedience.
We all long for peace. Peace is not just safety or lack of war, violence, conflict, and contention. Peace comes from knowing that the Savior knows who we are and knows that we have faith in Him, love Him, and keep His commandments, even and especially amid life’s devastating trials and tragedies. The Lord’s answer to the Prophet Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail brings solace to the heart:
“My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
“And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high.”
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