This morning I woke up a bit late so I missed my personal scripture reading time...so as I was driving to work I thought about some of my favorite scriptures and ones that have inspired me lately. I realized there was a couple of scriptures that stuck out more in my mind and they could be a focus for me this year...little reminders that Heavenly Father is here for all of us and is just waiting to give us more blessings if we allow him.
"Thus God had provided a means that man through faith, might work mighty miracles; therefore he becometh a great benefit to his fellow beings." Mosiah 8:18
"Delight thyself also in the Lord; as he shall give thee the desires of thine heart." Psalms 37:4
DRESS REHEARSAL
Listen! Music fills a room
Like soft sunlight through sheer lace curtains
And those simple youthful melodies are played
Time and time again.
At first with fumbling fingers
And then with practiced perfection
The work soon becomes second nature.
The notes have not changed but the student has.
With each lesson learned another page is turned
And the cycle begins anew.
The young ones observe those older
And follow in their path.
Each maestro has their mentor
And each pupil their faithful fan.
There is pleasure in each performance
Be it childish or complex.
And we seem to enjoy the recitals most
Not when judged in a contest,
But rather when shared in a concert,
Where every soul resonates with a music uniquely its own,
A music which becomes richer
As it harmonizes with that of others.
Our life is but a picture within a picture,
A single note within a score.
Let us use it well.
Let us seek to learn and then learn to share
So that each day is a dress rehearsal
For a grand performance yet to come!
Greg Olsen, 1993
I feel I have received a big hug from Heavenly Father this morning. :)
