A girl who is taken from her family and forced into the king's harem.
A young widow who leaves her homeland to accompany and care for her widowed mother-in-law.
A girl who endures the shame of being pregnant out of wedlock.
A wife who follows her husband's lead and devotes years of her life to helping her family build a giant boat.
I am still meditating on extraordinary. It gets me through the day when I start worrying that I won't do a very good job of being a mother of six.
And the Bible is full of examples of extraordinary women! Reading about Esther, Ruth, Mary and Noah's wife (an extraordinary woman who's name is not even given), I can see how they each had to take a great step of faith. We know the outcome of each of their stories, but they didn't, at least not at the time of facing their greatest challenge. But what amazing, extraordinary stories they wove!
We each face our daily challenges. Sometimes (oftentimes, for some of you), we question God's intentions. Remember Esther, or Ruth, or Mary, or Noah's wife, and don't forget that you are in good company. In the end, you will find that you too wove an extraordinary story!
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