“The value of a country rests upon the values of its people. For
the people of God, for the people who want peace, for their
women and their children, there is only one way,
one church and one Lord.”
~ Elder Charles Didier
Why do the wicked go to war? How are their motives different
from the reasons why the righteous go to war?
I was sent a very inspiring quote this past week that hits this on the head.
ReplyDelete"Now we are entering times wherein there will be for all of us as Church members, in my judgment, some special challenges which will require of us that we follow the Brethren. All the easy things that the Church has had to do have been done. From now on, it's high adventure, and followership is going to be tested in some interesting ways." (Source: "The Old Testament: Relevancy Within Antiquity," A Symposium on the Old Testament [Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1979], p. 12)
I think that this earthly experience of life is a war. With the economic climate around the world being so rocky I see that "war" is not always on the battle field. Anytime when there is causality... we are at war. The fundamental difference between wicked and righteous going to war is the motives. Is the motive for a gain or is it for a greater whole? We need to re-evaluate our motives and safe guard our testimonies by reading and studying the scriptures and following the leaders of the church. We have battles on many different degrees and levels. We need to defend our values, our beliefs, traditions, our families and so much more.
Now is not a time for the faint of heart. I hope I have the fortitude.
It's amazing that the quote was given in 1979! High adventure then... so it must be SUPER high adventure in 2012. That was by Neal A. Maxwell by the way.
ReplyDeleteGood comments here Elin. I think we need the gift of discernment more than ever to be able to understand motives behind rhetoric in the moral battles that face us.