Mosaic of Christ

As this semester of college comes to an end and my time to report to the MTC grows closer, I have had a lot on my mind.  One of the classes that I chose to take was called "New Testament: The Life of Christ".  For this class, we studied the life of Christ chronologically.  It was the best religion class I have ever taken and an incredibly spiritual experience.  One of the things that my teacher wanted us to keep in mind throughout the semester was how we pictured Christ and what He means to us on a personal and more intimate level.  He called this our mosaic of Christ.

A mosaic is a picture made up of tiny tiles.  Each tile is necessary in making the greater picture, but each is only a tiny piece compared to all of the tiles put together.  When we look at Christ, there are so many different pieces of who He is to us; each piece separately is only a small portion of who He is, but together we get to see the whole image.  

My Religion teacher would frequently ask us to find out what tiles would make up our image of Christ: Friend, Teacher, Saviour, etc.  When we add pieces to our own mosaics, our picture of Him becomes more beautiful and more full.  We may never be able to complete a perfect mosaic of Him in this life, but by starting now, we will be able to see Him in a more bright and full light.

So the question "Who is Christ to you?" has consistently been on my mind.  How do I see Christ?  What do I need to change about the way I look at the Saviour?  What can I do to have His light in my countenance?  I am still trying to discover the answers, but I feel that I am getting much closer now through constant study and prayer.

As I have been preparing to serve as a representative of Him, this has been one of my more important personal struggles:  How am I going to properly represent Christ?  Christ is a Servant of the people.  He never neglects those in need, and He chooses to express love and overlook our shortcomings.  He is kind, patient, forgiving, humble, etc.  I know Christ is perfect because He never tries to glorify Himself.  Christ always glorifies the Father.  He is the perfect example of proper missionary service, and I want so much to be like Him in all that I do, especially as I stand in His stead.  Easter is tomorrow.  General Conference is next weekend.  These are just more opportunities to study Christ as I try to build my mosaic of Him.

I will not try to pretend that I know exactly who Christ is and all that He means to me.  Like I mentioned in my last post, I only came to really know Him less than a year ago.  I do know though that Christ will show Himself unto us if we open our hearts to Him.

[I wrote this poem to explain what this picture means to me.]

Help me change my heart, Lord, to become more like Thee.
I know that I am small, I know that I am weak,
But through faith I can be a different me.
Help me, Saviour, become more like Thee.

Sometimes it is dark, and it is hard to see
The way that I should walk, the path that lies in front of me.
Open up my eyes, Lord, in the dark surrounding me.
Help me, my Redeemer, become faithful unto Thee.

At the end of this life, I pray that I may be
All that Thou hast asked of me,
That I might have become everything that I could be.
Help me, Lord, become an instrument for Thee.

I am at the start of the path leading back to Thee
Sometimes it seems that I might always be,
But if thou wilt, grant me the strength that I now need
To become, Dear Friend, much closer to Thee.

Help me change my heart, Lord, to become more like Thee.
Help me live with kindness and serve with charity.
As I seek for the souls that might have need of me,
Help me, Dear Lord, become all that I can be.

I know that Thou lovest me, Lord, that I plainly see.
Help me, Saviour, become more like Thee.


As we travel through life trying to discover who we should be, we can have hope in Christ.  Through Him, we can find peace and we will never be lost.

I love Jesus Christ.  He is my Friend and Brother.  He waits to meet us after this life, so that He can embrace us as the picture above portrays.  He loves us!  He knows us!  We can know Him, too, by studying His teachings and trying to build our own mosaics.  I pray that we can all gain our own testimonies of Him and His love.