Grandma Mattie

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Making Someone Else's Burden Lighter . . .



You Can Make The Pathway Bright Hymn # 228 words: Helen Silcott Dungan, 1899
Music: James M. Dungan


You can make the pathway bright, Fill the soul with heaven’ light,
If there’s sunshine in your heart; Turning darkness into day,
As the shadows fly away, If there’s sunshine in your heart today.

Chorus:
If there’s sunshine in your heart, You can send a shining ray
That will turn the night to day;
And your cares will all depart,
If there’s sunshine in your heart today.



Ever wake up with a song going through your head?

I did this morning, and this is a brief version of the song, "You Can Make The Pathway Bright"



It gave me the inspiration to write a letter of condolence to a young widow; so I wrote her a full page, single spaced letter. I hope it will give her comfort she needs as she struggles through her grief.

Are we not commanded in Mosiah 18:8, to bear one another's burdens?

8 And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another's burdens, that they may be light;

I pray so that she will feel the Savior's love for her and her children at this time.

Love, Mom aka Anna

P.S. On reading this, I had a second thought come to my mind to hand write the letter and make it more personal. The photo inspired me to consider it.


I just found this caption: If you really want to touch someone, send them a letter--

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