Praise to the Lord

Praise to the Lord Ecclesiastes 3 reads: "To every thing there is a aseason, and a btime to every purpose under the heaven: " A atime to be born, and a time to bdie; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; "A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; "A time to weep, and a time to alaugh; a time to bmourn, and a time to dance; "A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;" (Maybe he was seeing our day in this pandemic when he wrote that one! ;) ...Kind of joking....kind of.) "A time to aget, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; " A time to arend, and a time to sew; a time to keep bsilence, and a time to speak; "A time to love, and a time to ahate; a time of war, and a time of peace." Haven't we been feeling ALL of these lately? One thing I know is that Christ has felt all of these things that we go through in this life. Isaiah said, "Surely he hath aborne our bgriefs, and carried our sorrows:...the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his cstripes we are dhealed" (Isaiah 53:4-5). Reading this with today's covid crisis, I feel not only can we be healed from our sins, but healed from our sicknesses, pains, heartaches, and all other troubles of life. I hope we can all have faith in Christ no matter what. Let Him be your strength. Study the scriptures and pray to know what you need to know right now. "My [friends], be faithful in Christ; and....may Christ lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto our fathers, and his mercy and blong-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in your cmind forever. " And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the aright hand of his power, until all things shall become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever. Amen." (Moroni 9:25-26) With love and prayers, Jillene Smith