Laurel Wreath’s Reflections

“It’s enough to drive a man crazy; it’ll break a man’s faith
It’s enough to make him wonder if he’s ever been sane
When he’s bleating for comfort from Thy staff and Thy rod
And the heaven’s only answer is the silence of God

It’ll shake a man’s timbers when he loses his heart
When he has to remember what broke him apart
This yoke may be easy, but this burden is not
When the crying fields are frozen by the silence of God

And if a man has got to listen to the voices of the mob
Who are reeling in the throes of all the happiness they’ve got
When they tell you all their troubles have been nailed up to that cross
Then what about the times when even followers get lost?
‘Cause we all get lost sometimes…

There’s a statue of Jesus on a monastery knoll
In the hills of Kentucky, all quiet and cold
And He’s kneeling in the garden, as silent as a stone
All His friends are sleeping and He’s weeping all alone

And the man of all sorrows, he never forgot
What sorrow is carried by the hearts that he bought
So when the questions dissolve into the silence of God
The aching may remain, but the breaking does not
The aching may remain, but the breaking does not
In the holy, lonesome echo of the silence of God”

- Andrew Peterson, “The Silence of God” on the album Love & Thunder

“Gentleness is part of being feminine - part of being a woman, and God made us distinctly different from men on purpose!”
~ Melanie Chitwood (Proverbs 31 Ministries)

What is the difference between man and woman? I think this poem by Kathryn Parrish says it all.

Modern Woman

These are the days of the E.R.A..,
When modern woman would have her way;
The scriptures, it seems, she’s never heard,
For she pays no attention to God’s word.

God’s order of the sexes she just ignores,
For man’s place she covets more and more,
Saying that she would be equal with man,
Forgetting the fact that she never can.

Neither could man ever take her place,
For he’s not equipped for bearing the race,
Nor has he a mother’s instinct and love,
Given to her from heaven above.

Now man reasons coolly with his head,
But woman is led by emotions instead;
God equipped man to take the hard knocks,
But made the woman, the cradle to rock.

Still, modern woman doesn’t see it that way,
So against her maker she rebels every day;
With bobbed hair and immodest dress,
For God’s Holy Word she could care less.

And even in churches this rebellion prevails,
For God said long hair and a covering, or veil;
In the church, be silent, be quiet and meek,
But she has even decided to preach!

Now God knows whats best for His creation,
And, oh, how well off would be this nation,
If each home were a castle, every man a king,
With a queen subjected to him in all things.

A queen he could love, and honor, and cherish,
And work to this end, that their home might flourish;
A queen in whom his heart could safely trust ,
He would seek her well-being, and protect her he must!

She would send him off with a smile and a prayer,
And a sense of well-being, knowing she was there;
To watch over his children and keep them from harm,
Teaching them and guiding them with a firm, loving arm.

And then he would hurry when day’s work was done,
Home to his queen, his daughters and sons;
They would live for each other and all live for God,
Serving Him together as life’s path they trod.

Oh, how much better off would be the human race,
If woman, once more, would take her God-given place;
But these are the days of the E.R.A.,
And modern woman would have her own way.

Yes, a bit on the controversial side, but I think it clearly shows how as women we have got off track to what God has made our purpose. Do I think we should wear veils, and be silent in church…NO. But as woman we have blurred the line between mens roles and womems roles. This is something I feel strongly about because I am finding more and more that my boys are not permitted to act like….well boys. Girls ask boys out now, girls take the lead. I have already talked to my boys on how that should not be so. I want them to be the leaders of the house, not the other way around.

Please visit Iris at Sting My Heart for more thoughts on this weeks quote.