Simply Devoted through Service {4}

What have we done today?

We shall do much in the years to come,

         But what have we done today?

We shall give our gold in a princely sum,

         But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,

We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,

         But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the after while,

         But have we been today?

We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,

         But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,

And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls of earth,

         But whom have we fed today?

We shall reap such joys in the by and by,

         But what have we sown today?

We shall build us mansions in the sky,

         But what have we built today?

‘Tis sweet in the idle dreams to bask;

But here and now, do we our task?

Yet, this is the thing our souls must ask,

         What have we done today?

-NIXON WATERMAN

We are often thinking about what we are going to do in the future instead of taking action today. Is it convenient to be kind? In our hectic, self-centered world it is very easy to get caught up in our busy lives. Our individual spirituality increases with each unselfish act of kindness that we impart on another's behalf. 

Charity is best defined as the pure love of Christ exemplified (1 Corinthians 13:1-2, 8). I believe that President Gordon B. Hinckley, one of the beloved prophets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is a perfect example of someone who has developed charity and demonstrated it through the service  he rendered throughout his  life.

His work ethic, sincere kindness, genuine love for others, and incredible willingness to share his time and talents with all the world  made him a true example of Christlike behavior. If Charity is the pure love of Christ, then it is through service that we can truly demonstrate our love and devotion to the Savior.