I read this over at Bruderhof Communities and found it interesting enough to share it with you all. Have a great Thursday!


Being a Woman
Margrit Meier

What is the woman’s task in this world? Today, more and more emphasis is placed on the idea that the woman should make strenuous efforts to put herself on the same level as the man or even above him so that her being is complete. Struggle for power. Strife…

God’s creation—“and God saw that it was good.” Man alone. That was not good. So God sent the woman to be his helper…

Man the head, woman his helper: love in both. Man may be stronger, but he needs help. If he thinks he can make it without help, doesn’t he set the stage for the woman to compete for power? And woman fights for her rights because she fears defeat.

If love is missing, things go wrong. Man needs a loving counterpart, which his wife provides for him as her head. That is God’s will. Then there will be joy in the family. Then there will be peace on earth.

Man and woman have different tasks, which complement each other.