My rest a stone

the LDS hymn Nearer My God to Thee. Brings out a story for me that I wish to record. It is part of my journey in desiring 'A Heart Like His'. I guess I ought to tell that story first. A couple of years ago I found a book written by Virginia H. Pearce. 'A Heart Like His' Making space for God's love in your life. It begins with this poem from the first chapter.

'Splitting the sky in two'
The world stands out on either side
No wider than the heart is wide;
Above the world is stretched the sky,--
No higher than the soul is high,
The heart can push the sea and land
Further away
On either hand;
That can not keep them pushed apart;
And he whose soul is flat--the sky
Will cave in on him by and by.

Edna St. Vincent Millay "Renascence"

A little while later, I was called to be a counselor in the women's organization of the LDS church. I accepted this calling. Within one month of that I learned that my father had passed on. That occurance was in many ways a huge relief to me personally. If nothing else it opened a new chapter in my life as the history I shared with my father had been defined greatly by many years of relentless abuse. A few months later I began to learn that my daughter Elaine was dealing with unresolved issues about her sexual identity. This situation invited me in a real way to consider the social issues surrounding gay and lesbian people. I began that process by searching the internet and reading Carol Lynn Pearson. A fellow LatterDay Saint who had dealt with these issues for several years and had written much from her perspective. A while later, I was invited to hear her speak at a public lecture. I attended her lecture and could feel that something remarkable was happening to my heart.