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Still I Rise

Greetings my Sisters , God has endowed us indifferent shades of chocolate, some vanilla, some mocha, some walnut and some pecan tan, whatever the shades just know that you are beautifully and wonderfully made in the image of God. even admist all the challenges of this world, women you are are still striving towards success, for the stamina of a women is remarkable, her strenght is inexhaustable, she always ready to seek and assist. For we are happy to follow the Lord’s call and help those in need without asking for anything in return, if you’re happy and you know say Amen! See without women in our lives, the world just wouldn’t be the same. Jesus was brought into the world by a woman and even at the beginning of humanity God put a woman to accompany man.

1 Corinthians 11:12 tells us nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; for as a woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. The good news: men and women rely on each other. God made them equal partners in life, and they should respect each other always. And all things are from God. There are many Bible verses about women that show their strength time and time again during hardship, life’s most fearful moments, and happy times too,

Eleanor Roosevelt said ”A Woman is like a tea bag-you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. A Woman will do whatever she has to do for her family.

God made women in his image for a special reason, and the word of the Lord reminds us of this fact each and every day through specific verses and stories passed down of powerful women such as Mary, Rachel, Rebecca, Ruth, and more. These leaders, mothers and faith-filled forces were spiritual guides during their lifetimes and are still inpirations for us women today. Michelle Obama, first woman of color a the first lady of the white house, while Kamala Harris, seized the position as first Africa-Asian to serve as the 49th vice-president of the Us states of America. Not to mention our very own Mother Wilhemena Dingle who serves the wonderful members of st. Matthew AME Church as church mother..

Proverb 31:30 Charm and deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fear the Lord is to be praised. God is in the midst of women always, and even in the most difficult of times, He is there to support them and bring them strength for the new day. For Proverbs 31:16-17 declares that if a woman sets her mind on something, she will get it done, no matter what.

3H. Praises for a Good Wife (31:10–31)

This final division is an acrostic poem. It consists of 22 verses, each of which begins with a different letter, one after the other following the normal order of the Hebrew alphabet. Some have referred to this poem as “the ABC [that is, the full description] of the perfect wife.”

This poem describes and praises the qualities of a good wife. It develops the thought expressed in 18:22. In the context of the whole book of Proverbs, the poem presents this “Ideal Housewife” as a supreme example of the virtues of wisdom that are promoted throughout the book.

Division Heading

Some translations and commentators use short headings such as “The Ideal Housewife” (Scott, Toy), “The Perfect Housewife” (njb), “The Capable Wife” (tev), “A good wife” (reb), and “The Wife of Noble Character” (niv). Some longer headings are “Ode to a Capable Wife” (nrsv), “In Praise of a Good Wife” (cev), and “An Alphabet of Wifely Excellence” (Kidner).

31:10

A good wife who can find?: This opening line announces the theme of the poem, A good wife. This expression is the same as that used in 12:4; the sense of the Hebrew is “woman of ability,” which includes an element of strength and efficiency, and probably also moral worth. All this is spelled out in the character that is described in the verses that follow. Many versions in English use the word “capable” here. Who can find? has the form of a question; but this is a rhetorical question conveying the meaning that it is hard to find a woman like the person described here. In translation it is often good to express the meaning as a statement; for example, “A capable wife is a rare find” (Scott) or “How hard it is to find a capable wife!” (tev).

She is far more precious than jewels: This is literally “Her value is far beyond pearls [or, corals].” This is expressed in English as “Her worth is far greater than …” (Scott) or “She is worth far more than …” (niv, tev). The term rendered jewels is of uncertain meaning in Hebrew; different English versions have “corals,” “pearls,” or “rubies,” but the more general term jewels is quite satisfactory in this context.

In some languages it is not easy to express comparisons in the same way as in English, and translators may have to restructure the second line. One example of how this can be done is: “A woman like this beats all kinds of precious stones [in value].” It is probably a good idea to avoid any reference to “price” here, since for many people this can bring in the idea of a “bride price” or “dowry,” which is not in the meaning of the text. Another good model is cev, which combines the two lines of this verse to get:

• A truly good wife

is the most precious treasure a man can find.

1 Timothy 3:11 Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanders, but sober-minded, faithful in all things. Women are faithful to all things in their lives: God their children, thier loved ones, their careers and so much more.

an excerpt from the poem by Maya Angelou

Just like moons and like suns, with the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I rise.......