Nothing compares to His Embrace

 

“Even though our experiences may cause pain, suffering, and sorrow, we have this absolute assurance:

‘No pain suffered by man or woman upon the earth will be without its compensating

effects if it be suffered in resignation and if it be met with patience’

 

Spencer W. Kimball

“Ultimately, joy is in Jesus Christ. Unbearable pain turned Alma to the Savior and
thus to joy. Perhaps that experience prompted him to say, ‘May God grant unto you
that your burdens may be light, through the joy of his Son’ (Alma 33:23)… Since the
day on the Mount of Olives when the Savior gave charge to take His message to
the world, He has loved His messengers. His promise for their times of trial is very
tender: ‘In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have
overcome the world’ (John 16:33). His gift to those who testify of Him is not
freedom from hard work or sorrow or stretching but the surety that every ounce of
effort in His name is an investment in joy.”

Barbara Workman

I wonder what whisperings the Lord has for us each day. Will we stand still and listen. Just for a moment or two. Perhaps they will be the finest of the day…. “I’m proud of you.”  Love The Savior

 

We need to embrace the series of events in our lives and give Thanks no matter what they maybe, the grand as well as the difficult, joy as well as pain and sorrow, for they will all lead to His Embrace and Nothing compares to His Embrace.