Inspirational Powers: Miracle of His grace

Hope is more than just a wish that things will get better;
it is a power that makes things better.

Our capacity to give and receive love is a hallmark of
discipleship, and evidence of our deepest desires and our
understanding of God's plan for us.

Love helps us see ourselves as God sees us. Love enables us to bless others as we reach past our own concerns. Love provides opportunities to heal, to hope, and to have faith even when dreams have to wait and the challenges of life weigh us down.

When we are filled with love, we can make a profound difference in our own lives, in our homes and circles of influence, and in the world in which we live. Love makes it possible for us to do what we came to do.
Ardeth G. Kapp

When He says to the poor in spirit, “Come unto me,” He means He knows the way out and He knows the way up. If you are lonely, please know you can find comfort. If you are discouraged, please know you can find hope. If you are poor in spirit, please know you can be strengthened.

If you feel you are broken, please know you can be mended.

Most of us feel broken at some time or another. We face personal trials and family struggles. We get discouraged and downhearted. Many are enduring conflicts fought in the lonely foxholes of the heart,
feeling their lives may be broken beyond repair. To all such I offer the surest and sweetest remedy that I know. It is found in the clarion call the Savior of the world Himself gave. He said it in the beginning of His ministry, and He said it in the end. He said it to believers, and He said it to those who were not so sure. He said to everyone, whatever their personal problems might be:

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

…to come unto Christ and receive “the strength that comes from experiencing firsthand

the majesty of His touch.” May we all, especially the poor in spirit, come unto Him and be made whole.

He will make us whole.

Jeffrey R. Holland

"At ... moments of crisis and challenge, some choose to abandon faith just at the time when it most needs to be embraced. Prayer is ignored at the very hour when it needs to be intensified. Virtue is carelessly tossed aside when it needs to be cherished. God is forsaken in the all-too-human yet mistaken fear that He has forsaken us."
David S. Baxter

"Those who have felt the touch of the Master's hand somehow cannot explain the change which comes into their lives. There is a desire to live better, to serve faithfully, to walk humbly, and to be more like the Savior. Having received their spiritual eyesight and glimpsed the promises of eternity, they echo the words of the blind man to whom Jesus restored sight: 'One thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see'."

President Thomas S. Monson

"No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God . . . and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire and which will make us more like our Father and Mother in heaven"

Orson F. Whitney

"There are going to be times in our lives
when someone else gets the unexpected blessing or receives some special recognition."

"We are not diminished when someone else is added upon."

"The race we are really in is the race against sin, and surely envy is one of the most universal of those."

"Envy is a mistake that just keeps on giving."

"Coveting, pouting, or tearing others down does not elevate your standing, nor does demeaning someone else improve your self-image."

"Be kind and be grateful that God is kind."

"Don't delay, it's getting late."

Jeffery R. Holland

This is a story about God’s goodness, His patience and forgiveness, and the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ.

It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement shines.

There is no problem which you cannot overcome.

There is no dream that in the unfolding of time and eternity cannot yet be realized.

I testify of the renewing power of God’s love and the miracle of His grace. His concern is for the faith at which you finally arrive, not the hour of the day in which you got there.

Jeffery R. Holland