D&C 6:36- 37 reads: 36 "Look unto me in every thought: doubt not, fear not." 37 " Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. Amen."
A quote given by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Concerning the Atonement from the book, Trusting Jesus: "As a reminder of those days, Jesus has chosen, even in a resurrected, otherwise perfected body, to retain for the benefit of His disciples the wounds in His hands and in His feet and in His side--signs, if you will, that painful things happen even to the pure and the perfect; signs, if you will, that pain in this world is not evidence that God doesn't love you; signs, if you will, that problems pass and happiness can be ours."
The theme for seminary this year has been D&C 6: 36-37 and as I came across this quote, this scripture theme immediately came into my mind. Christ has chose to retain those wounds in His hands, feet, and side to remind us that we are NOT alone. Even the purest and most perfect being, our Savior Jesus Christ, went through painful and hard things. May times when we go through a hard time, we think that God hates us or doesn't love us. Christ chose to retain those wounds so that we can remember that pain in our day is NOT evidence that God doesn't love each of us! God loves each of us in a way that we cannot comprehend in this life. He loves His son Jesus Christ and was willing to let Him go through the worst of pain so that we might be able to return to Him. I feel like the scripture theme goes so well with this quote because as we think of Christ's wounds we may be reminded that painful things happen to perfect people. Let us not doubt what Christ can do for us as our friend and as our Savior. Let us not fear the trials that may come our way because we CAN endure them and we are NOT alone. Let us not doubt the love that Christ has for each one of us. Let us remember that we are all here for a reason and here to make a difference. Remember, " God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son..."
Always remember Him... Its a new week! Make it good :)
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