{"id":3316,"date":"2021-08-27T06:39:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/?p=3316"},"modified":"2021-08-27T06:39:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:39:28","slug":"women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/?p=3316","title":{"rendered":"women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every one has a story to tell&#8230;this week, I&#8217;m remembering the empowering stories of just a few of the women in the Holy Bible. Following is&nbsp;a list of sorts &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>From Sarah, we learn that age ain&#8217;t nothiN but a number &#8211; the Divine shines in what humans deem &#8220;impossible&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Hagar shows us that the Divine always <em>sees<\/em> us (Hagar called the Divine, El-Roi, the One who sees&#8230;to see is to know and to know is to feel &#8211; the Divine sees\/knows\/feels it all with us).<\/p>\n<p>Rahab is a reminder that the Divine loves us ALL&#8230;equally and has no favorites because each of us are favored!<\/p>\n<p>Hannah shows us that the Divine answers prayers.<\/p>\n<p>Ruth teaches us that the Divine is our Kinsman Redeemer and has Final Say!<\/p>\n<p>Jael (Yaa-el) shows us that the Divine doesn&#8217;t discriminate&#8230;in<em> any<\/em> way.<\/p>\n<p>Esther tells us the Divine can turn the heart of the King\/Queen\/dignitaries -through you&#8230;and me. We are Powerful and even more so, when Led by the Ultimately Powerful and Gentle One!<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth reminds us that we will give birth to Greatness beyond our imagination&#8230;whether that&#8217;s through childbirth, business, mentoring, empowering\/nurturing others&#8230;we, as women, birth empires, after-all!<\/p>\n<p>Mother Mary shows us the Divine will surprise, care for and protect us&#8230;even in the <em>most interesting<\/em> circumstances!<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;unnamed woman&#8221; with a blood disorder is a testament that the Divine is Our Great Physician and Healer.<\/p>\n<p>Mary and Martha tell us that Resurrection happens!<\/p>\n<p>Women &#8211; our faith, our choice to love ourselves first\/well, our pursuit of our dreams are ever telling a story &#8211; one of tenacity, stamina, Wisdom, fierce loyalty and sisterhood.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Sister Warrior, I AM here, beside you, for you, warring alongside you, sitting in the shit with you and always available to hear your story!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Common Day Hero:<\/span> <\/strong><\/em>The seemingly permanent has suddenly turned temporary (more times that you&#8217;d probably care to count), but one thing remains certain &#8211; the Divine holds you! Your faith continues to encourage many. Today, I dedicate this post to you, Euni.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every one has a story to tell&#8230;this week, I&#8217;m remembering the empowering stories of just a few of the women in the Holy Bible. Following is&nbsp;a list of sorts &#8211; From Sarah, we learn that age ain&#8217;t nothiN but a number &#8211; the Divine shines in what humans deem &#8220;impossible&#8221;. 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