Last December I was working on a project and ended up with a framed cross stitch of the Relief Society Logo. The beauty of the handiwork caught my attention and caused me to consider this motto in a way I never had before. It was at a time my heart was heavy with many things and so I was grateful to have the truth of it settle in.
We live in a world where there are no guarantees and the words "always" and "never" quickly disqualify many statements as true. However, we have one.
Charity never faileth.
Never.
No insurance policy needed.
I find that very powerful. I can count on charity 100%. Desired outcomes may take longer to arrive than I desire, but if my intentions are pure, come, they will.
A quote I came across the other day that has given me more to ponder along this same thread:
"Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to
each other, when we don’t judge or categorize someone else, when we
simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. Charity
is accepting someone’s differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings; having
patience with someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to
become offended when someone doesn't handle something the way we might
have hoped. Charity is refusing to take advantage of another’s weakness
and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us. Charity is
expecting the best of each other."
Elder Marvin J. Ashton
Beautiful.
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