I have had some really fun thoughts lately in regards to my scripture reading, but just haven’t had time to write them out. One of them was the idea of mercy.
We did a Zoom meeting for Sunday School on Sunday where brother Juarez (dressed in his white shirt and tie and for the camera, but camouflage shorts and bare feet below … love that man, ha ha) spoke mostly on mercy. The study was Alma 32-35. I briefly caught the definition given by Brother Juarez of mercy, and a small section of it stood out to me as giving more to one than that person deserves. That is what our Savior has done for us. That is what the Lord continues to do for us. He gives.
He gives His love. He gives His peace and comfort. He gives acceptance. He shares His knowledge and gives guidance accordingly. He gives reassurance and multiple confirmations of things. He lets us try over and over and over again. He picks us back up over and over and over again when we fail and fall. He is always there waiting for us to be ready for Him to give us the next opportunity for growth.
I have seen all of this in my life. I have had times where small tender mercies were extended to me. Times where what I wanted was trivial, but the Lord proved His love and mercy and provided anyway. These small moments are huge testaments in my spiritual growth and security.
I want to love like this. I want my heart to be so full of love that I can continually extend more than what is deserved to those in my life. I want to serve the people in my life with this heart, extending mercy continually. This is the ultimate proof of love. This is what I see in those whom I know for certain love me, my dad and my Savior, to name a couple. The mercy they offer me builds a reassuring love that allows me to know that I am safe with them, that their love is there for me, extended always. With so many uncertainties going on in the world, we need a place where we can know we are safe 100%, a place to rest from our worries. I feel so lucky to know where that place is.
Forever grateful!
