1st Peter 3:7. “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge. Giving honour unto the wife, as unto a weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.” YE HUSBANDS. I am a husband of two score years and more: I know her – she knows me much better. We have learned, we have changed – adapted. Learned: by observation, by correction – by love – And the growing continues, the learning curve rises To heights impossible to me alone – Not just by my experiences, but shared knowledge – A process not easily measured because time is slow; But the changes I know in myself – unseen – Unexpressed perhaps – but formed by God Through her, who though smaller in size – Is wiser and larger in intellect and grace.
Alert, aware of the nuances of life and family – I miss so many of them and that she knows. But does not hide from me what I need – Nor make a burden of small things. And as we bow two heads together – With signs of the coming winter upon us – and pray: The grace we’ve experienced coming freely from God, The joy we share as common goals are reached, The blessings beyond counting (we give God our thanks) Fill our home, our stewardship, our hearts With a sense of God’s nearness and peace – And we move into winter contented, and hopefully – with grace.
“Father God, I want to give her the honor she deserves. It is not hard to do that publicly, but I wonder do I do it privately. Where I fail, please help me learn. When I do not meet her expectations, please open my eyes. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”