His Hands

His Hands
His hands
Clasped in agony
As He lay pleading, bleeding in the garden
While just moments away
Other hands betray him
Out of greed, shameful greed
And then his hands are trembling
Straining to carry the beam that they'll be nailed to
As He stumbles through the streets
Heading for the hill on which He'd die
He would die
They take His hands, His mighty hands, those gentle hands
And then they pierce them, they pierce them
He lets them, because of love
From birth to death was selflessness
And clearly now I see Him with His hands
Calling to me
And though I'm not yet as I would be
He has shown me how I could be
I will make my hands like those from Galilee

I can not fully express in my own humble words how grateful I am for a Savior.A Savior who suffered for, who died for me. I think just how terribly difficult that must have been, to suffer all of the pains, all of the trials, and all of the afflictions of everyone who would ever be, in what must have been one excruciatingly long night. But he did it out of love, he suffered for me because he loves me. My Savior, Jesus Christ knew that he would Atone for all, but He lived His life as our exemplar. He taught us Charity, he taught us Service, He taught us to love. Simply thinking on that, simply thinking that my Savior lived His life in perfection, and then Atoned for me, I wonder how we could ever not love everyone we meet, if Christ could do it, couldn't we?

Christ did Atone for me. But He also Atoned for You. For your neighbor. For the person living on the streets. For the criminals in jail. Christ Atoned for us all. Young or old, male or female, one who makes good choices, or does not. Christ's Divine Love is for everyone. 

I am so incredibly grateful for a Savior. Because Jesus Christ suffered for me, because He died for me, I can turn to Him in my trials, He will always be there to comfort me, He will always be there to guide me along.The Atonement is real. I know without a doubt that Christ Atoned for me, and I know that my Savior, Jesus Christ will love me always. Forever. Eternally, regardless of the choices I make, He will always always love me.

Prince of Peace- Liz Lemon Swindle