Me Thinks

 

The Word: Perhaps in a book devoted to the names and titles of Christ it is appropriate that the final entry be the Word. I have filled a number of pages with many words in an effort to sketch even the briefest dimensions of Jesus Christ’s mission and majesty.  But ultimately words fail us, and, in that sense, I have failed the Word.  No matter how much we write or how many titles we apply, mortal man and the human vocabulary will never do justice to Him whose impact and power, whose importance and presence, are “clear as the moon, and fair as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners” (Doctrine and Covenants 5:14; 105:31). I have loved writing about this greatest of all men; nevertheless, I admit failing in my effort to capture on paper the proper respect and admiration that should be given the living Son of the living God. Even if I were better at using them, there aren’t words precise enough, or grand enough, or plentiful enough to praise adequately the Redeemer of our souls (Jeffrey R. Holland, Witness for His Names, pg. 161).

I wrote these four posts about the Savior because I enjoyed reading President Holland's book about the names of Christ, and I have relied on the grace of Christ in a major way these past few weeks.