Peace in War

I needed to post today. No fanfare, no pictures, nothing more than a few paragraphs to help in some small, little way to ease the pain everyone is feeling. All the death and mourning these past days makes me feel like the description of the wailing in darkness found in 3 Nephi before the Lord's arrival. But today reiterated a few verses I have had burned in my mind ever since reading it:

"And in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors of wars, and the whole earth shall be in commotion, and men’s hearts shall fail them, and they shall say that Christ delayeth his coming until the end of the earth.

And the love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity shall abound."
Doctrine and Covenants 45:26-27

I think all of us have been thinking what Joseph Smith said:

"O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?

How long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?

Yea, O Lord, how long shall they suffer these wrongs and unlawful oppressions, before thine heart shall be softened toward them, and thy bowels be moved with compassion toward them?

O Lord God Almighty, maker of heaven, earth, and seas, and of all things that in them are, and who controllest and subjectest the devil, and the dark and benighted dominion of Sheol--stretch forth thy hand; let thine eye pierce; let thy pavilion be taken up; let thy hiding place no longer be covered; let thine ear be inclined; let thine heart be softened, and thy bowels moved with compassion toward us.

Let thine anger be kindled against our enemies; and, in the fury of thine heart, with thy sword avenge us of our wrongs.

Remember thy suffering saints, O our God; and thy servants will rejoice in thy name forever."
Doctrine and Covenants 121:1-6

But the Lord responded already to Joseph and to us in verse 7-10:
"My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;

And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.

Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.

Thou art not yet as Job; thy friends do not contend against thee, neither charge thee with transgression, as they did Job."

We all are hurting but we can find peace in each other. Everyone matters to the Lord and we should matter to each other. Take courage, search the scriptures, have faith, and serve others.

May we mourn with those that mourn and comfort those who stand in need of comfort.
Godspeed LEOs.

-LDS Sheepdog