One of those days...

"The purpose of our existence is to attain true joy and happiness. “Men are, that they might have joy” (2 Ne. 2:25). The plan of salvation is often referred to as the plan of happiness. However, we are here to be tested. And since there is opposition in all things, all of us will experience sadness.
God wants us to be happy. But Satan is working to make our lives miserable. President Ezra Taft Benson explained that Satan’s tools for fighting the plan of happiness are “despair, discouragement, despondency, and depression”."- New Era

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest."- Mathew 11:28

In Nazareth, the narrow road,
That tires the feet and steals the breath,
Passes the place where once abode
The carpenter of Nazareth.
And up and down the dusty way
The village folk would often wend;
And on the bench beside him lay
Their broken things for him to mend.
The maiden with the doll she broke,
The woman with the broken chair,
The man with broken plough, or yoke,
Said, "can you mend it carpenter?"
And each recievecd the things he sought,
In yoke or plough or chair or doll;
Then broken thing which each had brought
Returned again a perfect whole.
So, up the hill the long years through,
With heavy step and wistful eye,
The burdened souls their way pursue,
Uttering each the plaintive cry:
"O Carpenter of Nazareth,
This hear, thats broken past repair,
This life thats shattered night to death,
Oh can you men them Carpenter?"
And by His kind and ready hand,
His own sweet life is woven through
Our broken lives until they stand
A New Creation- "all things new."
"The shattered [substance] of [the] heart,
Desire, ambition, hope and faith,
Mould Thou into the perfect part,
O, Carpenter of Nazareth!"

Having one of those days today..well more like week actually. Feeling a little down, depressed, self conscience. But these things brought me comfort. Maybe they can help you too on those days we all have when seems like satan is working so hard at pulling us down into despair. We are here to have joy and I have OH SO MUCH to be joyful about! Tomorrow will be a new day