One of the greatest travesties of our society today is that those of us who have been growing in wisdom have remained silent. We’ve bought into a brand of theology that seeks to keep us, as females, confined to the ‘back of the building’ and quiet in the process.

My dear beloved friends - women of considerable excellence, heart and wisdom - that’s not what we’re "called" to do. It is not wise to know the truth and keep quiet. Wisdom, true wisdom, is having a lot to say and knowing when to say it!

It we take the ‘man’ as the model, and regardless of the faith tradition out of which you come, most great religious traditions recognize the ‘man’ at the very least, a great teacher and prophet; we know that he had loads to say and had the wisdom to know when to speak and when to remain silent!

It is wrong to take one small piece of truth and blow it into the whole truth. So taking a comment from Paul to an unruly group of folks in one of his early communities to be the whole truth of how it is we should behave, is to ignore that fact that later in his writings, he implored his young student, Timothy, to encourage women of our vintage to be mentors to those younger than us. If we are so fragile and idiotic as to have to sit in the back and remain silent, then pray tell me why would we be entrusted with training and teaching the oncoming generation of female-types?

Oh, I’ve gone on a rant. But I make no apologies for doing so. I’m outraged by such idiotic nonsense that, underneath it all - when all is said and done - is nothing more than old gender prejudices. And it wouldn’t be so bad if it only took the form of superficial matters; but when it comes to telling the world that both genders need to exercise ‘wisdom’ by keeping what needs to be said hidden in our hearts, I want to take up arms!

So I did! I took up my pen in the form of the computer keyboard and expressed my outrage with such utter stupidity and perversion of the facts of what we are called to be and do!

Now I feel better. But my prayer today is that no one - not a single soul, male or female - will see that sign! And that as women of excellence, we will exercise the privilege we have to say what needs to be said when it needs to be heard; remain silent when it is right and proper to do so; and - have the wisdom - to know the difference.

Blessings on your day!

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