“And now, as pertaining to this perfect
atonement, wrought by the shedding of the blood of God – I testify that it took
place in Gethsemane and at Golgotha, and as pertaining to Jesus Christ, I
testify that He is the Son of the Living God and was crucified for the sins of
the world. He is our Lord, our God, and our King. This I know of myself
independent of any other person.
I am one of His witnesses, and in a coming day
I shall feel the nail marks in His hands and in His feet and shall wet His feet
with my tears.
But I shall not know any better then than I
know now that He is God’s Almighty Son, that He is our Saviour and Redeemer,
and that salvation comes in and through His atoning blood and in no other way.”
-
Bruce
R. McConkie, The Purifying Power of Gethsemane, April 1985 General
Conference
Oh the sweet, sweet agony
That tossed You onto the sea of
Merciless pain and suffering!
The nature shook but silently wept
eternity
Cradling in its arms Your glorious
destiny.
I dreamed that You were waiting
At sweet Garden’s gate;
Your sacrifice complete,
Your promises kept.
I could scarce contain my joy
As in Your arms I wept.
You rose to heights unknown
By someone lowly like me.
You are now so high
And I am so low,
Climbing the ladder of my tears
Into Your arms that I will forever
know.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Upon the Cross by Greg Collins)
