Live today

Carpe diem - although a synonym of this is take no thought of the morrow, this is not the meaning I thought of when reading today's quotes. One of them is a repeat, as they so often are anymore. It was from "The Power to Heal from Within" by Elder Merrill J. Bateman. 


The other one made me think of the subject of this entry, live today or carpe diem (seize the day).

"Remember, tomorrow is connected with today, and what we do with today determines the tomorrow."

--Marvin J. Ashton, "The Time Is Now", Ensign, May 1975, 85

It also reminded me of the third verse in Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken" which says:

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

Christ's atonement

Tonight's quote is thought provoking:

"Just as the lame man at the pool of Bethesda needed someone stronger than himself to be healed (see John 5:1-9), so we are dependent on the miracles of Christ's atonement if our souls are to be made whole from grief, sorrow, and sin."

--Merrill J. Bateman, "The Power to Heal from Within", Ensign, May 1995, 13

 The other quote was a repeat. I have these quotes liberally sprinkled throughout the reading blog & my main blog. One of these days I'll have to consolidate them.

Choose the road of faith

Another set of quotes from readthescriptures dot com.

"Challenges, difficulties, questions, doubts—these are part of our mortality. But we are not alone. As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we have enormous spiritual reservoirs of light and truth available to us. Fear and faith cannot coexist in our hearts at the same time. In our days of difficulty, we choose the road of faith."

--Elder Neil L. Andersen, "You Know Enough", Ensign, Nov 2008, 13–14

And another, this may be a repeat,

"Through service to others, we develop a Christlike love and we experience joy. Service teaches patience and long-suffering as well as gentleness, goodness, and faith."

--Merrill J. Bateman, "Living a Christ-Centered Life", Liahona, Dec 1999, 13