pebbles, stones, and repentance
In Relief Society today, we discussed Your Repentance Doesn’t Burden Jesus Christ; It Brightens His Joy by Sister Tamara W. Runia. If you haven't read or listened to it, I highly recommend it. In our discussion, I felt to ask for us to spend a bit more time on the difference between Godly repentance and shame. Although I know repentance is cleansing and shame is not, it still is easy to separate them. Stones and pebbles have been a representation of permanence, objects of beauty, and the smooth ones were cool and soothing to the touch. But sometimes instead of being strong "rock" foundational footings, misplaced stones and pebbles create instability. Unfortunately, both my husband and I were raised in shame-based parenting styles. His was easy to recognize given there was generational alcoholism and some mental health issues that created his chaotic and instable up-bringing. I was blind to most of shame-based parenting experiences my sister...
