I’ve been busy today getting the house in order for “Home Fellowship” this evening. I decided to allow myself to take a break for just a minute to share with you a bit. I’m reading the Christian classic, A Man Called Peter, the biography of Peter Marshall by his lovely widow, Catherine. It is a shame that so few of us modern Christians know of this great preacher from Scotland who captured our nation’s heart and influenced many as Chaplain of the United States Senate. This book is one of the many that have been decorating my bookshelves for years, waiting patiently for the moment when they can share their treasures with me. I am thoroughly enjoying this gem, and hope that you are encouraged, challenged, and blessed, by this excerpt, from one of Peter’s sermons, written sometime in the 1930s.
Marriage is not a federation of two sovereign states. It is a union---
domestic
social
spiritual
physical.
It is the fusion of two hearts----
the union of two lives-----
the coming together of two tributaries,
which, after being joined in marriage, will flow in the same channel in the
same direction…
carrying the same burdens of responsibility and obligation.
Modern girls argue that they have to earn an income, in order to establish a home, which would be impossible on their husband’s income.
That is sometimes the case, but it must always be viewed as a regrettable necessity, never as the normal or natural thing for a wife to have to do.
The average woman, if she gives her full time to her home
her husband
her children…
If she tries to understand her husband’s work…
to curb his egotism while, at the same time, building up his self-esteem
to kill his masculine conceit while encouraging all of his hopes
to establish around the family a circle of true friends…
If she provides in the home a proper atmosphere of culture
of love of music
of beautiful furniture
and of a garden…
If she can do all this, she will be engaged in a life’s work that will demand every ounce of her strength
every bit of her patience
every talent God has given her
the utmost sacrifice of her love.
It will demand everything she has and more.
And she will find that for which she was created.
She will know that she is carrying out the plan of God.
She will be a partner with the Sovereign Ruler of the universe.
And so, today’s daughters need to think twice before they seek to make a place for themselves
by themselves
in our world today….
Oh, that more of us would heed his words!
I look forward to reading your comments!
Partnering with the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe,
Angel
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