If you think of all the women gone before us…it’s like seeing a parade of “who’s who” pass by. Consider biblical real-life women like Eve, Noah’s wife, Sarah, Rebekah, Ruth and Hannah, Abigail and Bathsheba (both wives to King David), Queen Esther, Elizabeth, Mary mother of our Lord and Mary Magdalene, Lydia (seller of purple) and Lois, Priscilla.
Women of faith and courage; servants affected by sin. Royal daughters of God Almighty, moved by his Spirit. Each born for “such a time as this” with a purpose to live out. Some prayed earnestly for a child, others were chosen to bear one of special calling. Like us, they suffered deep grief and struggled with life’s challenges. By God’s grace, they obeyed his word for their lives, even when walking in the dark.
I dress in their stories patterned and purple as night.
Prosery prompt at dVerse with (last) line taken from Kimberly Blaeser’s poem, “When We Sing of Might”. Please read more about Ms. Blaeser here.
a poem in my pocket 
Dec 13, 2021 @ 00:43:28
Our foremothers were examples of faith.
Dec 08, 2021 @ 14:04:19
a delightful tribute to the women of your faith!
Dec 08, 2021 @ 18:30:06
Thank you, Kate 🙂
Dec 08, 2021 @ 03:31:24
A wonderful tribute.
Dec 08, 2021 @ 18:29:29
Thanks for reading 🙂
Dec 08, 2021 @ 02:48:03
How inspiring, Lynn – those are some good role models to follow 🙂
❤
David
Dec 08, 2021 @ 18:29:13
Oh yes…thanks, David.
Dec 07, 2021 @ 12:46:33
Oh yes, the women of history have many an unheard story to tell!
Dec 07, 2021 @ 17:08:03
Yes, I think of pilgrim and pioneer women as well as women of biblical times!
Dec 07, 2021 @ 12:10:19
❤ I love the strength the women walked with, despite walking in darkness.
Dec 07, 2021 @ 17:08:51
Yes…thank you, Lisa, for the prompt!
Dec 07, 2021 @ 21:10:15
You are very welcome, Lynn.
Dec 07, 2021 @ 11:36:17
Lynn,
You’ve taken this prompt to its zenith with this meditation on women of faith, “each born for ‘such a time as this’ with a purpose to live out.” They walked “in the dark” through grief and struggles, even as we do. They give us their stories to strengthen us to walk as they did: by the grace of God.💝
Pax,
Dora
Dec 07, 2021 @ 17:11:20
By the grace of God through faith…glad the biblical writers shared their stories with us.
Dec 07, 2021 @ 09:35:33
A wonderful use of the prompt, Lynn. Women of faith who overcame and went on to be remembered through the ages. Well done.
Dec 07, 2021 @ 17:13:43
Thanks for reading, Dwight 🙂
Dec 07, 2021 @ 19:37:15
You are welcome!