Can we talk Grace... again?

One of my treasured books is- "Gift From the Sea". You might have guessed or even wondered by the title of my blog that my truest desire is to be an Argonauta. HOWEVER- The chapter on the Channelled Whelk has some great insights and I'd like to share:

Anne Morrow Lindbergh says of the Channelled Whelk... "I want to give and take from my children and husband, to share with friends and community, to carry out my obligations to man and to the world, as a woman, as an artist, as a citizen. But I want first of all- in fact, as an end to these other desires- to be at peace with myself. I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core to my life that will enable me to carry out these obligations and activities as well as I can. In fact- to borrow from the language of the saints- to live "in grace" as much of the time as possible. I am not using this term in a strictly theological sense. By grace I mean an inner harmony, essentially spiritual, which can be translated into outward harmony. I am seeking perhaps what Socrates asked for in the prayer from the Phaedrus when he said, "May the outward and inward man be at one." I would like to achieve a state of inner spiritual grace from which I could function and give as I was meant to in the eye of God."

Perhaps there is a little bit of each shell in all of us.

Just for now, I am ARGONAUTA FOR A DAY.

Which shell are you?

GRACE

While GRACE has many meanings, I wouldn't argue that Grace in the truest sense is that unmerited favor given by our God. I feel so blessed that all that is required of me is a little faith. I love the words of Alma...

" But behold, if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words. " Alma 32: 27

But oh, that is so difficult sometimes!

That is where Grace in another definition comes in for me... Grace- that ability to trudge through in the face of adversity with head held high. I am talking about the purest form of Grace, the sweet almost passionate form that actually stands for something. The Grace that doesn't Flinch.

I am aiming for Grace, wanna join me??

Ether 12:27 "And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them."