the first presidency message in the friend this month is on unity.
this quote touched me:
if we are to have unity, there are commandments we must keep concering how we feel. we must forgive and bear no malice toward those who offend us. the Savior set the example from the cross: "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do" {Luke 23:34}. we do not know the hearts of those who offend us. nor do we know all the sources of our own anger and hurt. the apostle Paul was telling us how to love in a world of imperfect people, including ourselves, when he said, "charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil" {1 Corinthians 13:4-5}.
i pray that i will have more charity, more patience and more love towards those around me. especially towards those who offend me. "we do not know the hearts of those who offend us." how so true to remember. everyone has their own burdens they are carrying. it is a command from the Lord to be Christlike and charitable to everyone.
