Points to Ponder, June 26th, 2009
Think of it. God chose a young woman and asked her to carry his seed. He did NOT ask her male authorities, He asked HER. He asked her to do something that would completely change every last marriage plan that Joseph had, make them spend their honeymoon running to Egypt, make them the talk of all the neighbors wagging tongues… And Mary didn’t go ask permission of her male “head.” She just said yes to God. And God said her yes was all He needed. (God didn’t even tell Mary ‘s “head” about what He just did to Mary until Joseph was planning on dumping her!)…Mary was a rebellious woman on many fronts; one of them being a rebel against what patriarchy today says the role of women is in both the world and in the realm of God’s people. Today’s Christian patriarchy would not approve of what Mary did any more than the Jewish patriarchy would have. But God did, very much so. And their lies the rub.
From When God Says to Rebel, www.adventuresinmercy.wordpress.com
Think of it. God chose a young woman and asked her to carry his seed. He did NOT ask her male authorities, He asked HER. He asked her to do something that would completely change every last marriage plan that Joseph had, make them spend their honeymoon running to Egypt, make them the talk of all the neighbors wagging tongues… And Mary didn’t go ask permission of her male “head.” She just said yes to God. And God said her yes was all He needed. (God didn’t even tell Mary ‘s “head” about what He just did to Mary until Joseph was planning on dumping her!)…Mary was a rebellious woman on many fronts; one of them being a rebel against what patriarchy today says the role of women is in both the world and in the realm of God’s people. Today’s Christian patriarchy would not approve of what Mary did any more than the Jewish patriarchy would have. But God did, very much so. And their lies the rub.
From When God Says to Rebel, www.adventuresinmercy.wordpress.com