The Journey to find me------->

I take a look inside myself

I’m amazed at what I see,

 Surely I must find, what is it that makes me, me?

Though when working right

My heart & mind are in sync,

 But it seems right now, I have a missing link.

Now more confused than from the start
 

 I continue on my journey,
 

For surely I must find, what is it that makes me, me?  

A little thought grabs my mind

As I start to explore,

A little voice says look inside, there, you’ll find more.

 I think of God & his gifts

The ones he gave to me,

Little by little step by step, I begin to see.

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He gave me ears that I might hear

 And listen to a friend so dear.

 He gave me eyes so I might see

A picture perfect sky for me.

 Or may my eyes see a lonely soul

To brighten someone’s day, is a worthy goal.

He gave me hands for many reasons

Willing hands serve in every season.

 I hope my hands also reach out

 To those whose world is full of doubt.

He gave me feet so I may run

When helping others, ones feet are never done.

 

He gave my mind so I might think

When I hear a prompting, I hope I never shrink.

He gave my heart as a spectacular creation

Oh the things I may feel, during my mortal probation.

A heart can feel in an instant

The words I love you, no matter what the distance.

 

So as I took my journey

To see what made me me,

It’s only when I looked out, I began creating me.

 

How could he truly know me?

There is a song that touches my heart portraying the realness of Christ sacrifice relating to me personally. It starts off “He lived 2000 years ago so how could he truly know me. How can he know the heartache I feel when he lived a perfect life? Then I hear the words ringing true. From the garden to the cross he walked a mile in my shoes.” These words sunk deep into my heart, and during this Easter season we get to celebrate the incredible event that took place at the end of Christ life that proves hope, peace and second chances for us all. This significant even is the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

As the song said it started in the garden. Christ completely alone suffered in agony more than we will ever comprehend. In Alma 7:11 we read the variety of ways Christ suffered for us in the Garden of Gethsemane. He is the one person that knows exactly how we feel. Whenever I’m going through a hard time I try to think of his unconditional love and I find peace knowing that he knows exactly how I feel. If I choose to come unto him he can make my burden light. After Christ suffered in Gethsemane utterly alone, he was then taken before Pilate and we know the ringing words from the angry people, that would lead him to his death “CRUICFY HIM.”

 

Then Christ after much cruelty was lead to Golgotha. Here he finished the work he came to do and died for us all.

Now as we are celebrating this Easter season we know that his death at Calvary was not the end. The final step of his Atonement gives hope and life to us all. Death is not on the end. On the third day Christ was resurrected, his body and spirit reunited forever, never to be separated again, giving us the victory over death.

 

Because of his matchless love we can clear the insurmountable trials of life and find the strength we need to press forward. We can trust in the happy days ahead.

 

Through Small and Simple Things....

 A little while ago I was having “one of those days.” I'm sure all of you can relate. I felt like poor Charlie Brown with my little, black, rain cloud floating above my head. It just seemed that nothing was going my way. I decided I should say a little prayer before we headed out for the day. I expressed my frustrations to my Heavenly Father, and then we went out to face the day with less than an optimistic attitude. As we were driving to go do service, into my head popped one of my favorite songs I learned in primary… A Child’s Prayer. I continually sang that song in my head as I drove “Pray he is there, speak he is listen YOU are his child.”

Once we got to the place where we do service I was assigned the task of sorting shoes into the right sizes.  It was a fairly easy job that allowed me to continuing thinking about the many opposing feelings I had going on in my mind. I was in my own little zone when all the sudden I hear a little “tink.” I looked carefully on the ground to see what could possibly have fallen out of the shoe. As I scanned the floor I found this little gem.

 

Now most days I would have thought "Why the world is there a heart shaped paperclip in a shoe that seems rather random", but on this occasion this little heart shaped paperclip meant the world to me. Although small and looking pretty insignificant to me it showed me that Heavenly Father was aware of me. Just as the song I had been singing I knew He was there and listening. He knew that a little paperclip heart would be just what I needed to brighten my day and feel of his love!

I hope we recognize the tender mercies in our lives, whether it is simply the strength to keep preserving or a little heart shaped paper clip. We can be assured we are children of Heavenly Father who loves us perfectly!