I have a dream that one day our little children will not be judged by their bodily appendages but by the content of their character.
Let freedom ring!
Not just because today is International Women’s Day but every day. Let strong men stand up and allow there to be strong women. Only when women are liberated to be the people God has called them to be – given full expression of their gifts and abilities, with male and female working not in subjugation but partnership can we see the image of God in humans fully realised and made flesh.
In too many places women are still not being given their God-given dignity and respect. Even in the church…
We shouldn’t need a day to celebrate women, to fight for the rights of girls to be educated, or to remind ourselves that discrimination against women is not how things should be. Every day should be a day when we celebrate the dignity, gifts and abilities of each other across the globe and where each of us has the strength and courage to empower others to flourish, to be confident, to be strong, and to be all that they can be.
I am grateful for the influence of many strong talented and gifted women in my life. It also grieves me that many of those women were denied the opportunity to demonstrate some of those gifts and talents by men who were too weak and afraid to allow them to flourish. If women are to flourish then as men, we need to stand up and play our part. This is one small step in that direction…
I leave you with the words of 2 women:
Sheryl Sandberg on TED – Why we have too few women leaders
Claire – Burning heart opens can of worms
Get involved practically in different ways with Tearfund, Oxfam or the Sophia Network.
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