FOOD FOR THE SPIRIT

In 2 Nephi 21:14-16, we learn the magnitude and nature of our Savior's love for each of us:

"But behold, Zion hath said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me--but he will show that he hath not."

"For can a woman forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. . . "

"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands. . . "

I love these verses! I must admit that sometimes in my trials, I wonder where and when the Lord is going to step in and lift my load a little. I know that he really is there with me, bearing me up, but sometimes it is hard to see. I can see why to some, it may seem that they may have been forgotten. But if we can hang in there and exercise faith, he will truly show us that we are not alone.

Then he compares His love for us to the love a mother has for her newborn child--surely the most powerful kind of attachment in the world. Yet, he reminds us that His love is even stronger. Some mothers do not have perfect love, but HE DOES. He reminds us of the wounds in His hands. . . wounds that he received in the ultimate act of love: atoning for our sins.