Many Believed in Him Because of Her Testimony

“And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.” [1]

“Perhaps it is no wonder that the women were first at the Cradle and last at the Cross. They had never known a man like this Man—there never has been such another. A prophet and teacher who never nagged at them, never flattered or coaxed or patronized; who never made arch jokes about them, never treated them either as ‘The women, God help us!’ or ‘The ladies, God bless them!’ who rebuked without querulousness and praised without condescension; who took their questions and arguments seriously; who never mapped out their sphere for them, never urged them to be feminine or jeered at them for being female; who had no axe to grind and no uneasy male dignity to defend; who took them as he found them and was completely unself-conscious.”

“Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him -- or so they used to say. It would be interesting to know how many great women have had great fathers and husbands behind them.” [2]

May the Lord bless all the women who serve the Lord in a culture that does not always support their efforts or acknowledge their contributions.

[1] John 4:39
[2] Quotes from Dorothy L. Sayers