Just loved this quote!

I teach Gospel Doctrine (a Sunday School class for the adults in our congregation) in church and am enjoying this responsibility more than I thought I would. I only teach once or twice a month because Mary and another guy are also teachers, so we alternate weeks. Anyway, I was studying for my lesson today and randomly came across this quote that was tucked away in my scriptures from Jeffrey R. Holland that I used in my lesson:

"... the Savior said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. … Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27).

I submit to you, that may be one of the Savior’s commandments that is, even in the hearts of otherwise faithful [Christians], almost universally disobeyed; and yet I wonder whether our resistance to this invitation could be any more grievous to the Lord’s merciful heart. I can tell you this as a parent: as concerned as I would be if somewhere in their lives one of my children were seriously troubled or unhappy or disobedient, nevertheless I would be infinitely more devastated if I felt that at such a time that child could not trust me to help or thought his or her interest was unimportant to me or unsafe in my care. In that same spirit, I am convinced that none of us can appreciate how deeply it wounds the loving heart of the Savior of the world when he finds that his people do not feel confident in his care or secure in his hands or trust in his commandments.” (“Come unto Me”, Ensign, Apr 1998)

The whole article is wonderful and I used other parts of his article in my lesson as well! I love quotations that help me to understand Christ or Heavenly Father by relating it to my experience as a parent, husband, father, son, etc. The way Elder Jeffrey R. Holland does that helps me to understand so much more how important it is for me to rely on my Savior and God at all times, but particularly in difficult times!