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A Woman Of Influence
During the early years of the Protestant Reformation in Europe, Katharina Von Bora, a former nun, married Martin Luther (1525). By all accounts, the two had a joyous married life. Luther said, “There is no bond on earth so sweet, nor any separation so bitter, as that which occurs in a good marriage.”
Because Katharina rose at 4 a.m. to care for her responsibilities, Luther referred to her as the “morning star of Wittenberg.” She was industrious in tending the vegetable garden and orchard. Also, she administered the family business and managed the Luthers’ home and property. In time, the couple had six children for whom Katharina felt the home was a school of character development. Her energetic industry and care for the family made her a woman of influence.
Katharina seems to have been a woman like the one described in Proverbs 31. She was indeed a virtuous wife who awoke “while it [was] yet night” and provided “food for her household” (v.15). She also watched “over the ways of her household, and [did] not eat the bread of idleness” (v.27).
From role models like Katharina, we can learn about the love, diligence, and fear of the Lord that’s needed to be a woman of influence.
have had on us. We too want to touch the lives of
others, to point them to You. We know we need Your
Spirit’s power to do that. Fill us and use us, we pray.
PASTOR MARK PATTERSON HAS JUST COME ON BOARD AS THE GROUPS NEW PASTORAL CARER. PASTOR MARK IS SENIOR PASTOR @ ARMAGH ELIM CHURCH AND HAS A REAL HEART FOR EVANGALISM, AND WE AS A GROUP ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT GOD HAS PLANNED FOR THE MINISTRY.
