Bless & Sanctify
Writings
Poetry, meditation, and testimony — gathered here for quiet reading and reflection.
Meditation
Reflections on scripture and the life of faith — slow, attentive, and rooted in the Word.
Meditation
Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother: Promises
In the Book of Mormon, Jesus repeats all the ten commandments in the Sermon at the Temple in Bountiful except for the one about honouring one's father and mother.
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In Remembrance
How is 'remembrance' different than 'remember' in the Sacrament Prayers? The theme of the word 'remember' is always the future action of the memory of what Christ taught us.
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His Spirit
Like all scripture, each word in each scripture reaches across the eternity of time and place and refers to each and every other scripture with similar words. When read as a whole, a new picture is seen.
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Remember the Saviour in All Things
The word 'remember' occurs four times in the Sacrament prayers — as if the Lord is trying hard to teach a child to remember what he has promised. The number 4 is significant in Hebrew, representing the four quarters of the earth.
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Testimony
Personal witness to the grace of God — the living record of faith encountered and faith sustained.
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He Is Risen
The stone is rolled away. The grave clothes lie folded, as if set aside with care — not torn away in haste, but laid down with the quiet deliberateness of one who has finished what He came to do.
Poetry
Verse that reaches where prose cannot — into the grief, the wonder, and the wordless praise.
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Your Immeasurable Grace
The dew drips from the lilies. / The mist rises from the river road. / The air is brim with melodies. / Your kind eyes peek from Your abode.
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Oh God of a Thousand Sorrows
Did You ever choke / With sorrow and grief? / My heart of hearts is broke. / My pain knew no relief.
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