no room?

The search for Jesus.

"Come Follow Me." The Savior said. "But how do we follow him if first we don't find him? And how shall we find him if first we don't seek him? Where and how should be begin this search for Jesus?" -President Thomas S. Monson, Pathways to Perfection (pg. 262)

The way in which we all can find our Savior, even Jesus the Christ, has and always will be the same, says our Prophet, President Monson, "the earnest and sincere prayer of a humble and pure heart" finds Christ.

During this time of year we are reminded of the little Lord Jesus lying in a manger and we remember why he was placed in such a cradle- there was no room in the inn. "No room. No room. No room." (pg. 263) This is the way it has always been.

In our homes we have rooms that serve so many purposes; a room for eating, a room for sleeping, a room to watch TV. Where is a room for our Savior? In our lives we make time for so many things; shopping, sleeping, gaming, working- the list goes on and on. Where is our time for Christ?

We must make room for Jesus in our hearts and time for him in our lives.

Once we find Christ we must be willing to give our whole self to him. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." (pg. 214, Matthew 25:40)

This is a season of service. We feel it in the air. We feel it all around us. We hear it in the Christmas tunes playing softly in the background. We see it in our homes as we look at the lights on the tree and glance upon the baby Jesus in our nativity scenes. Let us all make it a point to make room for Christ during this holiday season, and throughout all our life. And let us also help others in their search for Jesus.

(based on "The search for Jesus" and "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Discourses of President Thomas S. Monson Pathways to Perfection)