Woman to Woman

I had one of those moments today. One of those moments were you see another woman and you look each other in the eye and a message is conveyed and understood without saying a word. I was squatting down in Wal-Mart looking at the sugar and it wasn't because I couldn't find what I was looking for or because I needed a better angle, it was one of those moments in the month where you just can't stand for one more second and laying down in the aisle didn't seem appropriate. As I was sitting on my haunches, conversing with my husband on the phone, a lady walked by and as our eyes met, I thought I saw a look of sympathy in her eyes. Like she knew I wasn't taking break, I wasn't trying to find the price, I wasn't tying my shoe, I was just having a moment, and she understood.

I don't know if men have these moments, but I know women do. It might be when your kids are older and you see the young mother with a screaming baby in the cart and a toddler hanging on her leg and you just want to put your arm around her and tell her it will be all right. Or, when your kids are older yet and you see the mom and her teenage daughter having a "discussion" in the shoe department. Some days you side with the daughter, others, the mother. It might be the woman who has been widowed for years who sits next to the woman in church who just lost her husband and just holds her hand. We understand and we learn from each other.

I think that's why God put women in the Bible. This was a time when women weren't thought of much and if it was up to men to write the Bible, they might not have made it, but because God's Word is just that-the words of God- there are women there to encourage other women.

There is hope in Hannah praying for a long-awaited child. Hope in the story of Mary and the shame she endured as she carried the Christ child. Strength in the stories of Deborah and Abigail. Faith in the lives of Sarah and Esther. Redemption in the story of Tamar. Loyalty in the story of Ruth. If you've ever been the ugly, unloved sister, remember Leah and that God did not forget her, He won't forget you. Grace in the story of Gomer (Hosea's wife).

If you feel no one can understand what you are feeling, there is a woman somewhere, who does. Do a search for women of the Bible, one of their lives and stories will surely reach you where you are and you might be surprised what you learn about God and His part in your life.