A Woman of Worth [Part 3]

A Sweet Ending - A Rose

I did not realise it but for quite a while, I have had the impression that the church favours the leadership of guys rather than women. So when Pr Dr Lee Choo thanked my church for appreciating their women congregation by hosting WoW, a voice inside me suddenly spoke up sinisterly, "Eh, they really appreciate us, meh?"

Whoa... now where did that come from? I disregarded the voice but it left quite a bitter after-taste somehow.

Then the second day of the conference came and we had a surprise at the end. Three male speakers were invited to answer any questions that we ladies wanted a guy's perspective of. Wow, this was cool!

Pr Chris said that he's ok whenever he preaches to a congregation of over 1,000 people but now, in the face of a mere 400 women, he was filled with fear and trembling. Gosh, are we women really that intimidating to men?

The three male speakers very bravely tackled the questions that were posed to them - most of them were difficult but dealt with very real issues in life especially in relationships between men and women. At the end of the day, the conclusion was, that we respect each other and don't do things that either party is uncomfortable with. In other words, play fair and don't manipulate.

As the conference drew to an end, Pr Chris suddenly made an announcement which went like this:

"We, the guys in the church, would like to appreciate the women in our midst. So, a group of us guys gathered together and stayed up till very late last night to wrap a rose for every one of you ladies. Some of the roses may look like they are dying and we apologise because as guys, we have no idea on how to keep them looking fresh! Also, please do not look too closely at the way they are wrapped because some of us are all thumbs when it comes to wrapping gifts. But we hope that you feel the deepest appreciation that we have for what you have done, who you are and what you mean to us."

Oh my... I teared when he made that speech and felt the resentment that was revealed to me the day before about the church favouring guys, melting away. We ladies received the roses reverently and really, that was such a beaufiful ending to a most wonderful conference.

Now I not only know it in my mind, but I also feel it my heart that I am a woman of worth in God's sight. Fully affirmed and appreciated - and yes, we do need regular doses of these!


~ The End ~