Returning to My Savior Broken and Weary
How great shall be my joy when I can stand blameless with my Savior, Jesus Christ. After living my life on Earth, after being tested, and tested, by the Lord. Being constantly tempered, and chastened, and perfected....
If I can make it through all of these tests and meet my Savior, if I do well at all of my tests, I may just find I have become like Him. How great would be my joy if I could have that moment. To return to my Savior broken and weary from this life, to find I had become like him. That he might be pleased with me.
That would be the best!
-Charles
What an amazing thought to take to the temple with me this morning. Tears. I will be looking for our "rainbows".
ReplyDeleteLove, Mom
No doubt that the Savior is well pleased with Charles. :) I love that you share his words with us. What a blessing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteI have been reading your blog since you started writing about Charles' passing and I want you to know it has changed me. My husband and I have gone through some hard things this year and your blog has helped me see him in a new way. Seeing the way you write about Charles and the things you love about him has made me think of ways to do the same for my husband. I've been inspired by you to deeply appreciate my husband and our life together, and all our memories and the things about him I love so much. It has done amazing things for me to watch your example. Thank you for writing.
ReplyDeleteThis post was very timely for me. After having our Jeep stolen from a grocery store parking lot last night, I needed courage to pass this test. I knew where to turn. 'Check Mari's blog' was the impression received before trying to sleep. When I saw the picture of Charles next to the Savior, I was in awe when I discovered how much they look alike. They look like brothers. It is so comforting to see them side by side in that picture you created. Shouldn't we all keep Jesus Christ by our side every day? It would sure help us to conquer our tests of faith each day. Charles mentioned tests or tested 4 times within that short journal entry. It reinforced to me how tested we are while we are here on earth. And, we are here to tempered, chastened and perfected (as Charles put it.) We can do it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your courage with us Mari. You are loved!
Kary