tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post2334334583304779352..comments2023-08-08T03:34:51.418-06:00Comments on The Rains Came Down: Ordain Women and the Powers of HeavenSilverRainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-85100621425923366332014-04-01T16:04:42.395-06:002014-04-01T16:04:42.395-06:00Oh, I love that imagery! Yes, that would be lovely...Oh, I love that imagery! Yes, that would be lovely if we could hear stories similar to mine because I'm sure they're out there.Julie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786791923740616786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-62701101544977430642014-04-01T15:29:17.315-06:002014-04-01T15:29:17.315-06:00"...it must be done with patience, humility, ..."...it must be done with patience, humility, long-suffering, meekness, and without guile. In fact, communicating to leadership in the Church effectively can only be done by accessing the powers of heaven in righteousness. ANYthing that is to be accomplished in the work of the Lord can only be done by accessing the powers of heaven. Those exact powers of heaven are "inseparably connectedMary Blisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273585058125450521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-56798364762724307672014-03-31T08:37:23.856-06:002014-03-31T08:37:23.856-06:00Julie Lewis, I love your comment. Don't apolog...Julie Lewis, I love your comment. Don't apologize! <br /><br />It is stories like yours that I wish were able to garner the attention they deserve. Like drops of water on sandstone, the form of the Church that can be carved by questions like yours will be far more beautiful than if someone succeeded in taking a hammer to it.SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-32887417172062918622014-03-30T20:59:40.373-06:002014-03-30T20:59:40.373-06:00I'm right there with you. While I can't sa...I'm right there with you. While I can't say that I've ever experienced anyone actually making me feel less-than for being a woman in the church I can certainly empathize with those who have and I have much sympathy for the members of Ordain Women. I do think that there's a better way to go about things though. When I was in seminary (this would have been about 1997) I remember a Julie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786791923740616786noreply@blogger.com