Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do

This morning, I was struggling feeling sick, tired, and maybe a little upset at those working around me.  I kept working, praying for help.  I was upset and angry, and I didn't know what to do to stop.  I knew the command is to "love thy neighbor as thyself," but how to do this when I was feeling so upset, mostly because I felt others were not being very forgiving of me and my weaknesses.

The thought occurred to me that I am a son of God, and He loves me.  More than that, they are sons and daughters of God and He loves them.  If God, the Eternal Father, who is all-knowing, loves them so much, and values them and wants them back in His presence so much, there must be something about them that I don't see or understand.  They must be worth so much for an omniscient, perfect Father in Heaven to love and value them so much that He sent His Son to suffer and die for them.

I was ashamed of how angry and unforgiving I had been of their weakness.  What should it matter if they were unforgiving of me?  Should I not still forgive them?  Has not the Lord said:  "I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men." (D&C 64:10)  More than that, does not Christ provide the opportunity for forgiveness to us?  Do I somehow think that I my opinion is better than my Father in Heaven's or my Savior's?

I'm sure grateful for ongoing insights about my loving Father and my Savior and Redeemer.  Let's all strive to be a little more like them:  full of love, and full of desire to see us, all of us, succeed and return to live with them.

Love you, my friends!  Take Care!