In the book "Christ's Gifts to Women" the authors are discussing the gift of mercy - which is, of course, a gift available to everyone. They state "To have faith is to trust that the Atonement can repair whatever mistakes we have made by carving new blessings and opportunities out of broken things." I have never thought of mercy in this way and it brought so much happiness to my heart.
Husband and I made a really dumb decision a little while back that ended up costing us financially and emotionally. And while we have paid for that bad decision in more ways than one (and we still see consequences of that decision), I also feel that slowly but surely we have noticed blessings as well. I never made the connection of those blessings to MERCY. But it is great to know that when we are trying hard to follow God and His commandments, when we repent and do our best to move forward, He will allow blessings to come into our life.
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