"Our Tiny Cups"

Everyone has their own challenges. It seems to be on everyone's mind. It certainly is on mine. I am ever looking to discover how to get out of these "deep waters" and learn my new purpose. Adversity was the topic last night at our adult Stake Conference Session. It was an awesome meeting and was so comforting to me. I have a wonderful friend that sends me a packet of "thoughts for the day" each week. So every day I am reading thoughts and stories about adversity. They always give me lots of food for thought. I got one the other day that was particularly interesting. It was from Neil Maxwell. It said, "I testify that in eloquent example He partook voluntarily of the bitter cup in the awful, but for Him avoidable, Atonement; we must, therefore, drink from our tiny cups. I thank Him for likewise not interceding on our behalf, even when we pray in faith and reasonable righteousness for that which would not be right for us. Our glimpse of Gethsemane should teach us that all prayers are petitions! I testify that He and the Father are serious about stretching our souls in this second estate. I testify that just as He has helped to carefully construct this second estate for all mankind, He also has helped to carefully construct each of our little universes of experience." Ensign 12/07