As spoken both by the Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 13) and by Moroni (chapter 7), charity is "the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him."
I have been working trying to be more charitable through getting closer to the spirit. I have been somewhat successful, but I have definitely had my share of challenges. My capacity to tap into the "feeling" and "motherly" side has always been a challenge; however, I have found that I have become a more feeling person as I grow older. With all that I have been through, my ability to relate and empathize with others has increased dramatically. I still have times that it is difficult to get over the jealously and anger that comparing your life to others can lead to. Trying to be happy for others and to love them, even when it seems that justice has some how failed you, is no easy task.
After reading the scriptures for this Experience, Colossians 3:12-17 touched me the most:
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Only through the atonement and the spirit can we have the revelations of the "tender mercies" and "small but mighty miracles" that our Heavenly Father places in our lives that allow us to love more deeply and increase our testimonies. But we first must have and hold on to faith and hope, and pray for forgiveness and for our hearts to be changed.
Moroni 7:48 says "...pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen."
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