Word-Filled-Wednesday: 1 Cor 11:7-8

Woman was Created to be a Helper

“A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. (1 Cor 11:7-8 NIV. Read this verse in context.)

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Reflection: You Married a Man

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"He is likely to be bigger and louder and tougher and hungrier and dirtier than a woman expects, and she finds that bigger feet make bigger footprints on the newly washed kitchen floor; they make a bigger noise on the stairs. She learns that what makes her cry may make him laugh. He eats far more than seems necessary or even reasonable to a woman who never ceases vigil against excess weight. When he takes a shower his broader dimensions mean more water used and a greater surface for water to cling to and therefore she finds that the towels get much wetter, and he probably doesn't hang them up folded in three as she wants him to in order to display the monogram. He may not hang them up at all.

He's a toothpaste-tube twister instead of
a roller.

He won't use a washcloth, which means he consumes three times as much soap as she does. When she cleans the bathroom she finds she has to clean in places she never had to clean before. He's a toothpaste-tube twister instead of a roller. Anything he does which seems to her inexplicable or indefensible she dismisses with 'Just like a man!' as though this were a condemnation or at best an excuse instead of a very good reason for thanking God. It is a man she married, after all, and she is lucky if he acts like a man."—Elisabeth Elliot, Let Me be a Woman.

Elisabeth Elliot always makes me smile! Some of her finest words, don't you think? This excerpt is via Sandra Peoples at Heart for Him. Sandra is a young pastor's wife and her blog is truly outstanding! Worth a click and a visit.

Related

• "The Superior Wife Syndrome" by Barbara Rainey at FamilyLife's Culture Watch

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What would you add to Elisabeth's list of reasons to be thankful you married a man?