Musings

I came across this excerpt from Elisabeth Elliot's book, "Quest for Love." Don't let the corny title distract you, please. This passage is a bold statement and might be controversial, so please take it with a grain of salt or the whole dang shaker if you want. Ok, so here goes. 

"Feminist doctrine has caused bewilderment about the true meaning of masculinity and femininity. We were told that the difference between the sexes was a mere anatomical triviality that had nothing to do with our respective places in society, the workplace, the church, or the home. We believed the lie about equality and interchangeability. As women learned self-assertion and aggressiveness, men learned to feel guilty about being men, and began to back off. Those whom God created to be initiators, protectors, and providers no longer understood their assignment, and women wondered why they were not being sought. 

"A woman lawyer from New York City wrote, 'The church is plagued with weak men and strong women (the latter in much larger numbers.). It seems that men have become effeminate (some to the point of becoming gay) and women have become overly aggressive, both personally and professionally (myself not exempted). The more aggressive "masculine" men (to whom I find myself attracted) are usually non-Christians. Christian men are afraid of commitment, unduly uptight about their sexuality, afraid to express interest.' "

I found that to be very interesting. I know a lot of people would disagree with Elisabeth, but I can't help but agree. Without getting too deep into the messiness of the Feminist movement, or risk sounding like a man hater, I think the definition of masculinity and femininity are a far cry from our original design by God. 

And the woman from NYC vocalized what many of us may secretly or publicly think; that the place that should be free of this social stigma is the very place that seems to present the problem the loudest: the church. 

What is wrong with us? 

As much as I want to react to this passage with a strong "AMEN! Those guys need to get it together!," I know that I'm just as much a part of the problem. Oh the consequences of living in a sinful world! 

I don't have any solutions, but I think it's something worth thinking about, praying about. 

On a completely unrelated note, my 54 year old uncle had a stroke yesterday. It took 24 hours of testing to figure out what even happened, but they said that if my aunt didn't take him to the hospital when she did, he would've died or been paralyzed. 

Life is precious, and time is short. Tell the people you love that you love them. 

God is good.