The Hem of His Garment

The Hem of His Garment
I left some thoughts on "One beggar's Bread" blog concerning her thoughts on feminism in the Christian church today. If anyone has some feedback on this I would be interested in hearing it.

I confess that there have been times when I have refused to trust God and just taken the lead because I was afraid of where my husband would lead us.

At the same time, I have learned that God has created me with talents and strengths that often are there to help my husband in the decision making process. I find it hard to accept that I can't or shouldn't share my insight, my heart or my concerns regarding any decision with my husband. Perhaps this is not what M2SA's is allluding to, but I am not sure.

In fact, I feel more at peace accepting who God has created me to be and learning to use discernment and love when I consider my great influence that I have as a woman.

Okay< i guess that it's time to get this blog going. I must admit one of the reasons that I don't do much here is that I am a very slow typist, also I feel it is much harder to write my thoughts than it is to speak them. I am such a verbal person and love the interaction of conversation and have the immediate feedback that it brings. I was encouraged by my dear niece to post a poem that I recently came across again. Here it is...

To allow oneself to be carried away
by a multitude of conflicting concerns,
To surrender to too many demands,
To commit oneself to too many projects,
To want to help everyone in everything,
Is to succumb to violence.

Frenzy destroys our inner capacity for peace.
It destroys the fruitfulness of our work,
because it lills the root of inner wisdom
which makes work fruitful.

Thomas Merton