I was surprised because that name is important to my religion (which has been tough on me). And as I work through it, a week ago I stumbled on this profound poem.
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today in Sunday school we were studying the subject of trials. (see D&C 121 and 122) I shared this thought and then and thought I'd do so here too.
The best fighters don't jump away from a blow, they know how to deflect it with as little resistance and pain as possible and then react in such a way as to turn a blow into an advantage. My friend Raymond Brown showed me how in Tai Chi by giving into a attack and yielding to it (not resisting) you can minimize the pain involved.
When facing a trial we can apply these same lessons. We must resist the urge to jump away or fight back. We must learn to yield and flow with the attack so that we can position ourselves in a place where we can create an opportunity and overcome them. God gives us so many trials so that we can practice turning our will to Him (practicing yielding) so that when the big blows come, we will not be harmed but will react in the way he, the Master, would. In this way, each trial is a lesson to learn and apply the skills we're working on. Just as there is only one way to learn to block a punch (actually block a punch) there is only one way to really learn how to block a trial...we must face them.
I share this in the name of Jesus Christ...Amen.
Doctrine and Covenants 121
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(Doctrine and Covenants 121 is truly one of if not the most favoriate piece of Scripture.)