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.