"Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God."
Doctrine and Covenants 101:16
I like this. I think it is God's way of asking us not to freak out. There are so many things in life to worry about... none of us are perfect yet, and we have weaknesses, which means we sometimes do more harm than good. We screw things up. But if we're repenting as we go, and headed in the right direction, that's what we can do. The rest is in God's hands, and as he mentions above... it's God, after all. He can handle it.
Not to say that we shouldn't do what we can, of course. Let's be out there spreading love and hope, and pointing out the good... publishing peace. Let's improve ourselves and the lives of the people around us. Let's take responsibility and make the situations and interactions in our lives the best we can. Let's dream big and work on huge, life-changing projects where we can... bringing to pass good and righteousness, saving people from fear and famine. ... But as we do, let's not worry about the other things that we can't control. We shouldn't carry the burdens of the whole world. Christ already did that. Those are his to take care of. Today, let's think and talk to God about what we should be working on, and leave the rest in his competent, caring, magnificent hands.
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