#just be held

[thearcanumnyx]

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[faithfulsheepdog]

Calm down, take a breath, and let God hold you wherever you are.

Maybe you don’t have to fight so hard.

[justalittlelogophile]

Sustain

"May you know you are sustained in your efforts to do good." Sustain (v) : To strengthen or support physically and mentally

To hold; To keep from falling

To support

To keep from sinking in despondence

To keep alive

To bear; To endure without failing or yielding (An expounded exhortation shall follow)

Occasionally I am hit with a sense of veneration in those low moments when I feel like nobody truly understands me, and the Good Lord presents me with an inspiration that is so delicately personal that any present doubt is promptly and completely shattered. I find myself having such a case in this very instant. Where being the curious little logophile that I am, I found myself inspired or guided in a personal scripture study to expound on a word that happened to be repeated to me offhandedly this week. The word being "sustained". In my studies, I found the most insightful definitions listed above as well as this scripture found in the fourth chapter of second book of Nephi (2 Nephi 4: 20-21): "20 My God hath been my support; he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep.

21 He hath filled me with his love, even unto the consuming of my flesh." Or in other words AKA Po's Personal Translation:

"God has been holding me this entire time without me even truly realizing it. He has been there, listening and caring about the heavy concerns that weigh upon my heart. He is there. Especially in those places that seem barren and without any hope. He has kept me alive, preserving me in those moments when I feel inescapably buried, nigh unto drowning underneath the waves of the world. Nevertheless, no matter how deep and dark it may feel in those incomprehensible moments, He has been there with me this entire time."

Lesson: Heavenly Father knows me. Just as I witness that He knows you.

He knows of my affinity for words and connects them in such beautiful ways that faithfully testify He will not let me drown. He loves all of us, even when we don't feel it. He keeps that spark of life protected even in those dark moments when I have wanted nothing more than to be extinguished. How grateful I am that in His infinite care and mercy, Heavenly Father continues to hold me. Just as I swear to you today, that He is holding and sustaining you. ~Po

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[elaizzzzzswift]

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[songbird-art]

So when you're on your knees and answers seem so far away 

You're not alone, stop holding on and just be held 

Your world's not falling apart, it's falling into place 

I'm on the throne, stop holding on and just be held

[whatever-souls-are-made-of]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

"L.. Law?"

His name. It's been so long since he's heard that voice say it – so long that he's almost forgotten what it sounds like, what it feels like. Everything around him seems to become brighter and sharper. Yet at the same time, it threatens to blur if he thinks of blinking. All he can do is swallow despite the lump in his throat.

[peter-fitzwilliam]