Proverbs 31:10
“A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.”
The Preacher’s Wife
You may think it quite an easy task
And just a pleasant life,
But really, it takes lots of grace
To be a preacher’s wife.
She’s supposed to be a paragon,
Without a fault in view;
A saint when in the parsonage
As well as in the pew.
Her home must be a small motel
For folks that chance to roam,
And yet have peace and harmony
The perfect preacher’s home
Whenever groups are called to meet
Her presence should be there
And yet the members all agree
She should live a life of prayer.
Though hearing people’s burdens,
Their griefs both night and day,
She ought to spread but sunshine
To those along the way.
She must lend a sympathetic ear
To every tale of woe,
And then forget about it
Lest it to others go.
Her children must be models rare
Of quietness and poise,
But still stay on the level
With other girls and boys.
You may think it quite an easy task,
And just a pleasant life,
But really, it takes lots of grace
To be a preachers wife.
—copied
~ The Preacher’s Wife ~
In the shadow of the parsonage
Stands a figure oft obscure.
Just behind the faithful pastor
Is his wife, devout and pure.
She is with him every moment
Helping make his work progress,
And you can’t discount her portion
In the measure of success.
Oft behind the scene of action,
Often never seen or heard,
Yet she stands forever ready
Just to give a helping word.
It is not in active service
That her worth is really shown,
But in the bearing heavy burdens
That to others are unknown.
With encouragement and vision
She must urge God’s servant on,
When the shadows are the darkest
And his courage’s almost gone.
With her home forever open
And her work quite never done,
She is ever his lieutenant
In the battles fought and won.
T. R. Buzzard (poem distributed by FWBHM some years ago)
PRAYER CORNER
Pray for unity among E-TEAMS during their time on the fields.
