The Example

The Example

by Patricia Pitterle

I wasn't there

when He pulled the children

onto His lap

and blessed them.

When He fed the multitude

with a few loaves and fishes.

When He healed the sick, 

raised the dead,

or walked on the water.

I wasn't there 

when He calmed the raging sea,

healed the leper, 

and made the lame man walk.

Nor when He offered all He had

for them,

if they would just believe,

endure,

and follow Him.

But I am here now,

today,

and the things He did for them

stand as a testimony,

for He also did them

for me.

I see in His life

an example

of the way that I should live,

and the person that I should be.

He offered all He had to give

for them

and also for me.

If I will just believe,

endure my trials with faith,

and follow Him.

On of the things that I love most about the scriptures is the way those wonderful words apply to my life today.  When I have a problem, if I will take it to the Lord and read my scriptures, I will almost always find the answer that I am looking for.  It is amazing to me, how something written so long ago, is exactly what I need today to get me through my difficulties.  The scriptures are a comfort, a guide, and a strength to me as I struggle to become better each and every day.
I love the quote:  "We live in the present, we dream in the future, but we learn eternal truths from the past".
What have you learned lately???