"They did not believe what had been said concerning the resurrection of the dead, neither did they believe concerning the coming of Christ.
And now because of their unbelief they could not understand the word of God; and their hearts were hardened."
Mosiah 26:2-3
I've written about these verses many times, but the idea that unbelief gets in the way of understanding hits me every time. It's like the Dunning-Krueger effect, or imposter syndrome. Our own minds are betraying us, and in a sense our whole lives we are living in a fantasy world. The gospel itself tells us that we are both of infinite worth and that we are less than the dust of the earth... and both are true, in different ways, becuase of our dual nature in trying to reconcile our bodies and spirits into one, whole soul.
If we get stuck along the way and we only believe the body... the flesh, the earthly part... then we will lose the ability to understand the spiritual. A similar thing happens on the other hand. If we get too focused on belief only and we never take action, then we never learn the faith necessary to stand up for that belief and fully commit ourselves.
Today, let's work on rending the veil of unbelief. Let's have the imagination and the faith to see beyond the flesh that is part of us, and remember, even a touch, our spiritual selves. We have that pure goodness inside of us, if we can connect to it, and connect to God who can help make us whole. Let's trust him over even the sometimes-darkness of our own minds, and reach for better selves, and a better world.
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