Monday, December 1, 2008

a seemingly feminist movement

a feminist movement: it feels this way.
when opinions are burdensome and lips do not cease movement.
silence is invasive, but seemingly necessary.
Understanding, rise.
Patience, rise.
Dependence on the Greater Spirit is required.
When to speak and when to listen is clouded.
Pain arises and cuts deeply as the women control;
it is an attempt to redefine roles that the Greater One has set.
As we learn our submission and honor to You, Lord,
we find ourselves joyfully accepting our roles within humanity.
Servanthood is necessary; it is required.
Let us submit to one another in love;
let us not control that which has not been given to us to control.

"Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another for 'God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble'. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he many exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking something to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith..."
[Peter]

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