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The Irony of the Vinegar and Gall

Psalm 69 : 21


Can we absorb the irony of being hurt while trying to help? Having done good, when we are misrepresented, can we watch the feathers of false witness scatter on the winds?

Christ, long, long ago as Creator, provided habitable conditions for us on this earth, generously providing all the essential atmospheric conditions for life, including essential water. Yet on the cross, when he was aflame with thirst, “they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.” Even so, there was no railing but a forgiving Christ.

-Elder Neal A. Maxwell, April 1989 General Conference


Future reading : Aug. 22-28

Psalms 102-103; 110; 116-119; 127-128; 135-139; 146-150


Future reading : Aug. 29-Sep. 4

Proverbs 1-4; 15-16; 22; 31

Ecclesiastes 1-3; 11-12


Prepare by doing the following:

Read the scriptures

Read Come Follow Me

Ponder