My life is like anyone else's - full of commitments, obligations, trials, and a wide spectrum of emotions. I am imperfect and sometimes, I recognize that it's okay to be imperfect and I cope with that fairly well. Other days, I struggle more - frustrated that I'm not overcoming an imperfection at the rate I desire. The marvelous gift of the Gospel though, the focal point of it all, is Jesus Christ. He is my Savior and He knows me. He loves me and He cares about me. He voluntarily entered the Garden of Gethsemane so that He could suffer to know how I suffer; He chose to live through the pain so that I don't have to, and He died that I might live forever.
The titles of two LDS hymns adequately describe the dependency on, and reverence for, the Savior that I feel every day. One is "I Need Thee Every Hour" and the other is "I Stand All Amazed" - combined, I feel they express my appreciation for what the Savior has done for me and they testify of the His power, love, and grace. I need it; I need Him. Life is hard and without Him, I know it would be much harder. I wish I could find the words to describe how I feel. I wish I had the vast amount of time I would like to have to truly explore my relationship with Him. I guess that's what daily prayer and scripture study is for, but I wish it were different. I do know however that I am grateful for His sacrifice. Through His power, through the Atonement, by coming unto Him and following Him, I know that He has prepared a way for the sinner to repent and be forgiven, for the offended to be made whole, and for all of us to live once more with the weights and burdens of this world lifted from our shoulders. As Matthew records the Savior's perfect and eternally valid statement: "Come unto me... and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).
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