It takes a very strong woman to suffer this world and the atrocities that often happen to them at the hands of men, including mental and physical abuse, sexual abuse. Don't let anyone mislead you, women are very strong, in many instances, much stronger than men.
If men are so much stronger than women, why didn't Adam have the strength to just say no to Eva and instruct/remind her they were not supposed to eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil? After all, Adam had spent more time with Jah than Eve had. This creation story seems to make Adam look like a helpless weakling who had no clue what was going on and just blindly following Eve's instruction. How very convenient.
Why couldn't Adam just simply own his stuff instead of trying to place all the blame on Eve? Some men still act like this even in today's world. They refuse to own their wrongs and use women as the scapegoat for getting away with their own evil deeds.
Truth be told, we all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory, both women AND men.
When the disciples abandoned Jesus running, away from Him and pretending not to know Him, it was the women who stayed by His side and followed Him all the way to Calvary. Including Mary Magdalene and Mary, His Mother.
Considering what that crowd of peole who were calling for Jesus' death must have been like, I would imagine it took a mother load of strength to make that trip to Calvary and stand Jesus' side. Only a stgrong women could have made that trip.
So where were the disciples? Why didn't they show up? Was it because they were so very strong? Or was there a woman to blame for that as well?
I would agree it is much more rare for a woman to have stainthood bestowed upon her than it is for a man. But then, the ones deciding who will or will not be sainted are by and large men. Hmm... Could that have something to do with why it is so rare to have female saints?
It is true, women do need protection both physically and spiritually. But the other side of that sad coin is that so often, especially for Black women, we cannot count on our men to provide neither spiritual nor physical security.
I suppose black men need someone to lash out at because of the way they are usually mistreated in this world and so often, that someone is the woman in their lives.
Trying to survive this ilfe often robs her of her feminine qualities. She's too busy trying to make sure her children are safe, have a roof over their heads and don't have to go to bed hungry. And in the U.S., 50 percent of all unions end in divorce. The percentage is even greater in the black community. And the majority of these men do not provide. She's making the provisions all by herself, can't even count on the father of her children to providing child support without getting the legal system involved.
It is my hope that I will discover in Rasta society a place where women can finally exhale and feel supported by their men. Really supported and appreciated, not just in words, but in deeds. Deeds like... well, I don't know... fidelity... commitment... honoring his one's word.. investing in spiritual growth?
One can only hope.
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