Mosiah 15: 9 Having ascended into heaven, having the bowels of mercy; being filled with compassion towards the children of men; standing betwixt them and justice; having broken the bands of death, taken upon himself their iniquity and their transgressions, having redeemed them, and satisfied the demands of justice.
This verse talks about the Savior, and the role He plays in our lives. The Savior is our salvation, and our strength, and our source of “becoming. We can see true principles here. The scripture begins by saying that the Savior had the bowels of mercy, the compassion -- which gave him the strength to stand between us (sinners) and justice. He could not have done that without the mercy and compassion that he felt.
In a similar way, we are invited to learn to school our emotions, and to feel emotions of goodness and love, which will give us strength to do what we need to do also. Everything is a type and shadow of our Savior, and all things follow a pattern. I think of this as Principle #3 of emotional health: Emotions leads to action.
It is my prayer that as we understand this, we will more fully appreciate the role of the Savior in our lives. Truly he works with us to heal our “negative” emotions and help us come to peace. As we learn of Him, we will be strengthened.
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