Soul Carving

   With the many voices being raised today, we can feel bombarded with conflicting opinions, uncertain what to believe as the many voices clamor for our attention. When I start to feel this panic and confusion welling up in me, I turn to the scriptures for clarity. Helaman 5:30 of the Book of Mormon says:  "And it came to pass when they heard this voice, and beheld that it was not a voice of thunder, neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul"    I've been privileged to share my voice on a website specifically for women of faith. You can read my previous contributions here and here .    Today, you can find the final installment of Embracing Grace featured on A Voice of Gladness. I hope my voice brings you some needed clarity and peace in this tumultuous world. Share the link with others you think may benefi...

       In my last post I explained how my voice is my gift and how I desire to use it to bless and inspire. I've been overjoyed to find a community which has allowed me that privilege. A Voice of Gladness is a gathering place for women of faith. Today, you can read an article I've written on the topic of Grace & Truth for this gathering place. If you leave a comment on their site, I'll be able to see it and respond. I hope you have the time to read it and discover refreshment and enlightenment for your own journey. Please feel free to share it with any others who you think might benefit from it as well.

        Josiah was a prince. His father ruled the land but led his people to wander in dark paths, turning aside from the faith that had at one point been cherished by the kings and their people. For generations now, the kings and their subjects had been feeding the lusts of their insatiable idols with unspeakably vile rites of human sacrifice. When Josiah was only eight years old, his father was assassinated. His murderers were put to death, and Josiah then inherited the degenerate kingdom.        But then, something quite remarkable happened.        While the record is scanty, we can read a few lines which mark an extraordinary shift in events. Whereas Josiah's father and grandfather are said to have forsaken the God of their father's and done evil in His sight, when Josiah begins his reign, he does that which was right in the sight of the Lord and turns "not aside to the right hand or to the left." ( 2 Kings 22:2 ) This ...