"Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that fears the Lord,
she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her
own works praise her in the gates."
(Proverbs 31:30-31)
Christ And His Mother Studying The Scriptures
(1910)
Henry Owassa Tanner
(1859-1937)
American painter
Image courtesy/Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, Texas
The Sabbath service in the Jewish home unashamedly reveals the
high position of women in Israel from Biblical times until the present.
high position of women in Israel from Biblical times until the present.
Sabbath is primarily a home-centered, family celebration, which makes it only
natural that the mother of the home receive the honor of welcoming the Sabbath
by lighting of the candles. Traditionally, the husband recites what is without
doubt the most eloquent tribute to a godly woman that has ever been penned.
natural that the mother of the home receive the honor of welcoming the Sabbath
by lighting of the candles. Traditionally, the husband recites what is without
doubt the most eloquent tribute to a godly woman that has ever been penned.
Proverbs 31: 10-31 presents the divine challenge for womanhood-diligent
homemaker, valuable helper, nurturing mother, upright, and God-fearing woman.
The "wife of noble character" receives a reward for faithfulness because she is
not dependent on the temporary, superficial, deceptive facade of "charm,"
which is a mere outward varnish easily scarred and marred by people and
circumstances, and "beauty" which can depart like an unfaithful friend
to make room for wrinkles and blemishes.
homemaker, valuable helper, nurturing mother, upright, and God-fearing woman.
The "wife of noble character" receives a reward for faithfulness because she is
not dependent on the temporary, superficial, deceptive facade of "charm,"
which is a mere outward varnish easily scarred and marred by people and
circumstances, and "beauty" which can depart like an unfaithful friend
to make room for wrinkles and blemishes.
Rather she crowns an enduring, satisfying fear of the Lord with a reverent
and obedient spirit that makes her worthy of praise and honor from her
family and the Creator Himself.
(Proverbs 31:30)
and obedient spirit that makes her worthy of praise and honor from her
family and the Creator Himself.
(Proverbs 31:30)
Homemaking is unique in combining the most menial jobs with the most
meaningful tasks: it is a challenge to accommodate others without losing one's
own identity: it is a demanding pursuit, but the fringe benefits are terrific!
meaningful tasks: it is a challenge to accommodate others without losing one's
own identity: it is a demanding pursuit, but the fringe benefits are terrific!
William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, gave this glowing tribute
of his wife, Catherine at the time of her death:
of his wife, Catherine at the time of her death:
"To me she has been made of God, never-failing sympathy, reliable wisdom,
and unvarnished truth-in short, all that is noble and good; and consequently
a tower of strength, a mine of wealth, and and an ever flowing
fountain of comfort and joy."
and unvarnished truth-in short, all that is noble and good; and consequently
a tower of strength, a mine of wealth, and and an ever flowing
fountain of comfort and joy."
With "undistracted devotion to the Lord" Catherine Booth was a woman
to be praised because she feared the Lord.
to be praised because she feared the Lord.
"Strength In Wisdom"
A devotional by
Dorothy Patterson
(1943-
A devotional by
Dorothy Patterson
(1943-
Wife, Mother, Homemaker,
Author & Christian Theologian
Author & Christian Theologian
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