Revelation 12:7-9; 13-17
And war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, but they were defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
The Dragon Fights Again on Earth
So when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she could fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to her place where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. Then from his mouth the serpent poured water like a river after the woman, to sweep her away with the flood. But the earth came to the help of the woman; it opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth. Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and hold the testimony of Jesus.
It does not surprise
me that the dragon, when thwarted,
goes after a woman and her children
Nor is it surprising
that the woman garners her resources
to fight off the evil
that threatens all that she loves
Call it mystical
Call it magical
Still it is a story as old as time
and as fresh as the new day
that women become collateral
and that they are often underestimated
for their strength and resourcefulness
for their powers of subversion
in the face of evil
Fierce women are born out of adversity
Fierce and fabulous for Jesus
