In celebration of women

John 11:27

Martha said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.”

Martha’s confession of faith, recognising Jesus as God’s son is one of the earliest confessions recorded yet goes largely unnoticed however startling it must have been at the time.

On this International Women’s Day, I give thanks for all the Marthas in my life whose faith has been a beacon in whose light I bask.

Giving thanks today for all those women who paved a way 

and on whose shoulders I have stood...

For Sarah, Hagar, 

Rebekah, Leah,

Athaliah, Jehosheba,

Miriam, Abigail,

Gomer, Bathsheba,

Shiphrah, Puah,

Esther, Ruth,

Naomi, Anna,

Dorcas, Martha,

Mary, Elizabeth,

Julian, Hilda,

Teneu, Theresa,

Hilda, Margaret

Those of the past and those of the present

Wise women

Witches, hags and crones

Birthing communities

Birthing stories.

Birthing faith, hope and love

for all the world.