"And now, this commandment they observe to keep; wherefore, because of this observance, in keeping this commandment, the Lord God will not destroy them, but will be merciful unto them; and one day they shall become a blessed people.
Behold, their husbands love their wives, and their wives love their husbands; and their husbands and their wives love their children; and their unbelief and their hatred towards you is because of the iniquity of their fathers; wherefore, how much better are you than they, in the sight of your great Creator?"
Jacob 3:6-7
It's interesting here how Jacob talks about the Lamanites. They had been a separate people for less than his lifetime at this point, and I am sure there was still a lot of individual resentment because the principal people at odds knew each other personally, but he was able to step back with God's help and see the goodness among them and the hypocrisy among his own people. I like that the truth is more nuanced here than it sometimes seems in the whole abstract "good versus evil" struggle, and I wonder if we can see as well, through our own time and biases, to be able to recognize the good in others and our own hypocrisy.
Today, let's try to see and understand the truth, and ask God to teach us to see more and to be better, more caring, and less judgemental people.
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