Angels and dragons

 

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