3rd Nephi 12:44-45

But behold I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you. That ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good.

Thank goodness for the Savior's words right now! How easy it is to get pulled into the negativity of 2020. These words have reminded me who I am-a daughter of God. My focus in life is to become like Him - to love, to bless, to pray for, to do good to all.

I cannot allow myself to be filled with anger and hate. I was shocked that someone stole our Joe Biden and Denise Forrest signs from our front lawn. I immediately was caught and supposing who they were and finding myself labeling a whole group of people as "lawless".

Whoa! I am repenting this morning . I forgot who I am.  Man, this is quite a struggle. I am on a roller coaster of emotions and it's time to get off.

I believe God creates so much more than earths and the creatures who live on them. He creates love and peace and hope. He creates harmony and vision. He wants us to join in this part of creation and calls us to join Him. I create poetry and gardens but I think He is more interested in whether I am learning to create those greater things - the ideals that lift the human spirit, that treat all others with dignity and respect; the creation of laws and policies that are equitable for all his children. If I use my agency to help create Zion, then I am partnering with the Almighty just as must as when I am sharing the Gospel or doing ordinances for the dead because in all these things I am trying to be like Him.

I am grateful for the timing of our scripture reading right now. It is good to be reading the words of Christ and remembering how much I love Him and how much He has influenced my life.

Peace in Christ

Song by McKenna Hixson

There is peace in Christ

When we learn of Him

Feel the love He felt for us

When He bore our sins

Listen to His words

Let them come alive

If we know Him as He is

There is peace in Christ

He gives us hope

When hope is gone

He give us strength

When we can't go on

He give us shelter

In the storms of life

When there's no peace on Earth

There is peace in Christ

There is peace in Christ

When we walk with him

Through the streets of Galilee to Jerusalem

Mend the broken hearts

Dry the tear-filled eyes

When we live the way He lives

There is peace in Christ

He gives us hope

When hope is gone

He give us strength

When we can't go on

He give us shelter

In the storms of life

When there's no peace on Earth

There is peace in Christ

He gives us hope

When hope is gone

He give us strength

When we can't go on

He give us shelter

In the storms of life

When there's no peace on Earth

There is peace in Christ

When there's no peace on Earth

There is peace in Christ