We often tend to forget the enormous role women played in creating the change that brings about faith and freedom.
We all get stuck in our ways. It’s safer to stay that way. Change involves a risk and it’s only natural to want to protect ourselves. Don’t forget that the phrase ‘don’t be afraid’, or something similar, occurs 365 times in the Bible. Once for every day of the year. The message is clear. Getting to know God means getting past our fears.
Scripture is a long story of change. In fact, the only figure that doesn’t change is God. Every other character is on a journey, often one they resist. We know that Abraham left his country on a promise from God, that Moses went against his yearning for a quiet life to lead his people to freedom, that David had to eat humble pie and own up to his own dark side before he could become a leader with integrity.
Sometimes though we forget about the women of the Bible. Here are seven important changemakers.
Michael McGirr is the Mission facilitator at Caritas Australia. He is the author of many books, including Ideas to Save Your Life and Books that Saved My Life (both Text), and Finding God’s Traces (Jesuit Communications).
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