Last week’s Come, Follow Me readings posed the following question: “It is one thing to believe that the Savior suffered for you. But how does His suffering make a difference in your everyday life?” As I thought about this prompt, my mind turned to an interesting translation of a hymn verse I discovered earlier this year.

I recently listened to a performance of “Where I Can I Turn for Peace?” in Spanish—“¿Dónde hallo el solaz?” The text for the English hymn has always comforted me in difficult moments, and the lyricist and composer have even called it the “mental health hymn” because of its focus on turning to the Savior for relief from mental and emotional suffering.

I was curious if the Spanish lyrics had a similar meaning, so I looked up the translation. I realized the interpretation brings out a crucial blessing of Jesus Christ’s Atonement that I don’t often remember in my day-to-day life. The final verse reads:

He gives me courage. This lyric is a powerful reminder that the Savior’s love tangibly strengthens us—and allows us to strengthen others as well.

Bravery from the Savior has looked different depending on the seasons of my life. I have undeniably seen this strengthening power in key moments and decisions, such as:

But the gift of Christlike bravery can also touch more everyday situations, like:

The Savior gives us the courage to “[partake] of a bitter cup without becoming bitter,” especially in the face of uncertainty and unfairness. Because of Christ, we can “hope for a better world”—a profoundly countercultural act when despair and apathy feel abundant around us (see Ether 12:4).

Christlike courage also comes from remembering who we are (and whose we are). Interestingly, the Spanish word for courage, valor, has another meaning: value or worth. We can take courage in our divine worth as children of God, evidenced by the Savior’s willingness to suffer and sacrifice for us—imperfect and undeserving as we may be (see Doctrine and Covenants 18:10–11).

Because of Christ, we don’t have to be alone in our trials. As He reminds us:

And as we allow this powerful truth to change us, Christlike courage allows us not only to “endure to the end” but also to become powerful forces for good within our battles. By embracing His love, we can give others courage, too—“[succoring] the weak, [lifting] up the hands which hang down, and [strengthening] the feeble knees” (Doctrine and Covenants 81:5).

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Our Day Star Rising

In his decades as a teacher and an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland has often shared remarkable insights gleaned from his study of the New Testament. Our Day Star Rising compiles these insights: those about the history and context of the New Testament as well as teachings from the New Testament, wherein he uses its verses to cast new light on various doctrinal themes.

Among the many names of Christ is the Day Star—the sun—that "shineth in a dark place until the day dawn...in your hearts" (2 Peter 1:19). Our lives will have difficult periods, which may go on for days, months, or even years. But in all of it, somehow, not only when He comes again but also during the anticipation of His coming, we can rest assured that His light will guide us unfailingly through. This book reminds us of the promise that, if we wait for it and watch for it and want it badly enough, our Day Star will most certainly arise in our hearts.

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