A voice that changed how I see myself

Written by Angela MacDonald

I met a wonderful lady recently who has had such a huge impact on who I am as a woman and how Jesus not only sees me but he has given me a voice that needs to be heard.

It may surprise you to know that about 200 years separate us, but the beauty of Sarah C. Williams writing has made me feel that I know this woman, who was not only steadfast in her faith but had a heart for the broken, lost and unheard.

In Sarah’s beautifully written book When Courage Calls we don’t hear about Josephine Butler, we hear from Josephine Butler, we hear her voice through her own words and through the lens of those she impacted. But so much more than that, we hear the heart of Christ who came from heaven to earth to transform all who put their faith and trust in Him.

If you Google Josephine Butler, she is described as an English feminist and social reformer, but this shortchanges us from really knowing her. To know her you need to hear her own voice; a voice that declares the love her Lord and Saviour has for her; a voice that takes the love of God’s love into the heart of those most in need; a voice that sees through the pomp and ceremony of human pride and solely depends on the wisdom and guidance of the One True God who came to transform us all into his image.

Josephine teaches and demonstrates to us what a prayerful, trust-filled dependency on our Heavenly Father not only looks like, but we see the fruit of the reality of Christ’s Spirit living within us.

Come and see for yourself through the pages of this courageous book what the voice of a woman of God sounds like, filled with passion for the things of God, filled with the reality of human suffering, trusting her whole self to Christ and his purposes, filled with the hope for all people that God is transforming the world from one that man rules to a world united through Christ our true King, working together for the good of all and the glory of God Our Creator, Our Redeemer.

Angela blogs regularly here.