Acts 4:10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

After Peter healed the lame man at the temple, he was asked by what name, or by what power, he had done these things. The above scripture was Peter's response. There is a beautiful, eternal truth in this scripture. God, the Father, raised Christ from the dead, just as Jesus raises us up. Now, Christ is our source of resurrection, but He does not just raise us up physically. Christ lifts our burdens, and helps us rise from our sins, spotless. Without our Savior, we cannot become clean. However, if we answer His call, to "Come unto me" then we can become whole, like the lame man. The word whole has always been one of my most favorite ways of describing the miracles of Christ and His followers. I like it, because it describes someone who is not just fixed, or patched up. It describes a person who is healed as if there was never a problem. They are whole or complete, having all their past afflictions removed. Therefore, as we repent and come to Christ, we will be made perfect through Him. I love that, because it reminds me that even though I am imperfect, and make mistakes, I do not have to carry those mistakes with me. I can give them to my Savior and he will heal me. I have always loved this picture to the right, because, to me, it represents the things I have been writing about. Just like this girl, when we find ourselves in a river, whose current is too strong for us, we can turn to Christ, and he will lift us out and up. I have felt this lifting power in my life, as I have felt my Savior's love and renewing forgiveness.