Hard Things

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And now, behold thy brothers murmur, saying it is a hard thing which I have required of them; but behold I have not required it of them, but it is a commandment of the Lord.

Book of Mormon   1 Nephi 3:5

Hard things, not hard like rock or steel
But hard things – things hard for the soul
Things of the Spirit often hard to feel
When  faith is not our goal

Hard things about which we murmur
When hard choices must be made
If not suited safely in God’s armor
Covenants will likely be betrayed

Hard things the Lord requires
Sacrifice and laws to be obeyed
Our devotion and virtue He desires
Firm in the faith and unafraid

If hard things we would embrace
Things that are just and right
We must receive of God’s grace
And seek His truth and light

Larry Doyle Crenshaw