Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Ode to Phenomenal Women


“A good woman is hard to find,
    and worth far more than diamonds.
Her husband trusts her without reserve,
    and never has reason to regret it.”
(Proverbs 31:10-11 MSG)

You do not need an ode from which
   to draw your power, for the light
      in your eyes emanates from a fire
         centered deep in your being;
            a burning placed there
             by the Spirit of the great I Am.
  
Your worth was determined
   before your birth, calculated
      on spiritual DNA; a value made richer
         by your unabashed living into it.

Biological motherhood, as many of you
   have learned, is neither a right
      nor something completely
         within your control.

Some with offspring never quite
   make it to “mom”, and many
      have mothered without benefit
         of labor and delivery,
            walking the tightrope between
               quiet strength and gentle nurturing.

In a culture and economy that largely ignore
   the strength of matriarchal bonds,
      you blend a powerful mixture
         of rebar and rose petals,
            holding families and communities together
               with the power of resurrection
                  planted in your soul
                     from the foundation of the universe.

Praise be to Yahweh
   for the gift of life you bring!


© 2016 Todd Jenkins

2 comments:

  1. Rebar and rose petals -- how wonderful!

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