The meaning of timshel. . .

"Ah!" said Lee. "I've wanted to tell you this for a long time. I even anticipated your questions and I am well prepared. Any writing which has influenced the thinking and the lives of innumerable people is important. Now, there are many millions in their sects and churches who feel the order, 'Do thou,' and throw their weight into obedience. And there are millions more who feel predestination in 'Thou shalt.' Nothing they may do can interfere with what will be. But 'Thou mayest'! Why, that makes a man great, that gives him stature with the gods, for in his weakness and his filth and his murder of his brother he has still the great choice. He can choose his course and fight it through and win." Lee's voice was a chant of triumph.
-John Steinbeck, East of Eden

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Sunday

We have 9 am church right now. I like early meetings because then we're done and we can relax the rest of the day; the down side is we have to be at church at 9 am. Most Sunday mornings I do okay with that, but today I just really didn't want to wake up. I struggled to get myself in a good mood for church because what's the point of sitting for 3 hours if I'm not feeling the Spirit and getting something out of it? Well, other than partaking of the sacrament of course. That's necessary and a good enough reason to go on its own. I just like coming home with renewed faith and enthusiasm to do good.
The Sacrament meeting talks made the whole block worthwhile. The talks were about forgiveness and mercy. Here's my favorite line, the one I'll be mulling over for a while: "We are commanded to forgive because we forget that we were commanded to love."
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  1. CatherineSeptember 13, 2010 at 9:13 PM

    What a great line! I'm going to remember that. I love good quotes. We have 8:30 church which I love after, but hate before. Still, I can get all my meetings done by 3 and still feel like I have some Sunday left. I'm glad you shared that thought. Happy writing!

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