"Verily I say unto you my friends, I speak unto you with my voice, even the voice of my Spirit, that I may show unto you my will concerning your brethren in the land of Zion, many of whom are truly humble and are seeking diligently to learn wisdom and to find truth.
Verily, verily I say unto you, blessed are such, for they shall obtain; for I, the Lord, show mercy unto all the meek, and upon all whomsoever I will, that I may be justified when I shall bring them unto judgment."
Doctrine and Covenants 97:1-2
I love it when God calls us his friends, because it shows that there is an affectionate, chosen bond there... not any more important than the other relationships we have with God, but it makes me feel a connection to him that seems different than with other ones. :) So, then when it talks later about judgement, it feels more like the judgement of a mentor or a coach, rather than an impersonal court of law. Of course God is also our father, our lawgiver, and there is no higher court, but that's part of the justice and mercy part here as well. God shows us mercy and an overabundance of kindness... he errs on the side of love, as any friend would, so that the judgements he does have to make are never edge cases or could-have-been-bad-calls. Anything like that results in mercy. God does everything he can to help us learn and grow and become the people that he can bless. Any negative judgement will happen only if we ignore his assistance and advice.
Today, let's trust in God's friendship and mercy, and show our love and faith by taking God's advice and doing our best to walk the path he has shown us that leads to joy.
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