Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that Josiah began to reign in righteousness when he was 8 years old. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord. 2 Kgs. 22: 1-2 "Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left."

In the D&C I read that the Lord delights in music and the song of the righteous is a prayer unto Him and will be answered with a blessing upon their heads. D&C 25: 12 "For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet give us a real test for love. Not only are we supposed to love those who love us and are kind to us, but we also need to love our enemies and those who persecute us. If we are to be perfect, even as our Heavenly Father is perfect, we will love everyone--even those who are difficult to love. Matt. 5: 43-48 "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye alove them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."