The other day in seminary, my daughter shared how we really need to learn to rely on the Savior and not just treat His Atonement casually.
As she shared this, into my mind came some images: sometimes we treat the Atonement like a cookie jar on the shelf, one we reach into when we want to feel happy.
What it really should be is the floor we walk upon, the bridge into the mist. That is what it means to rely upon Him.
As she shared this, into my mind came some images: sometimes we treat the Atonement like a cookie jar on the shelf, one we reach into when we want to feel happy.
What it really should be is the floor we walk upon, the bridge into the mist. That is what it means to rely upon Him.
Love that. Chieko Okasaki talks about it in her book "Lighten Up" like a room in the house where we put the Savior when we are ready for Him, verses a smell (like bread cooking) that filters through the house. He doesn't want to be hidden away, waiting ("I actually know a lot about children, and it doesn't bother me if the house is messy.") I need to read that chapter again.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reference! Miss you <3
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