We don’t call this earth life “the lone and dreary world” for nothing. We are strangers here, homesick for our heavenly parents, our heavenly home. In our mortal bodies we are subject to all kinds of difficulties and infirmities, both mental and physical and emotional. Our spirits struggle too. We are tempted, we make mistakes, we sin. And we are also subject to the mistakes and sins of others. All too often, it’s all too easy to feel that we are far, far away from the Lord, from his goodness and comfort, his peace and his joy.
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I’ve been counseled in priesthood blessings to meditate, and I have wondered what that means. Thanks for some thought-provoking insight as to how I can apply that counsel.
Godspeed, Em! There are two main kinds of meditation–the thinking kind, and the ignoring-thoughts kind. Both are useful.