{"id":309,"date":"2011-03-16T11:40:37","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T16:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanctuaryofwomen.com\/blog\/?p=309"},"modified":"2011-03-16T12:13:45","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T17:13:45","slug":"her-body-broken-for-many-wednesday-lent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanctuaryofwomen.com\/blog\/her-body-broken-for-many-wednesday-lent-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Her Body Broken for Many: Wednesday, Lent 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we journey through this week with the woman of Judges 19, her ancient story seems all too contemporary. Even as the church across centuries has overlooked or hidden or forgotten her tale, we often ignore or fail to see those in our own day who bear the wounds that come in being treated as though their bodies are not their own. Abuse and human trafficking continue to be two of the primary forms of violence in our world, with most of the recipients of these forms of violence being women and children. Our healing, for men as well as for women, is bound together. In the face of statistics whose magnitude can overwhelm us, how might listening to one story inspire us to take one step that will lead us beyond our feelings of powerlessness? <\/em><\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMy God, no! He\u2019s here\u2014and my father is delighted! He came today, and Father and he are sharing the best of our food and wine. I thought I was free from him and his arrogance and disrespect and abusiveness. But he has come for me. And I don\u2019t want to go! I know my father, though, and he won\u2019t even ask me what I want. He will give me back and not think twice about it. Why did I think I could get away? O God, why did I think it would get better? And where are you? Why does my life continue to be so unfair? I\u2019m afraid. Don\u2019t abandon me . . . \u201d (From Dorri Sherrill)
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

I Wonder<\/em><\/p>\n

Did she have a sister,
\nI wonder,
\nwho brought the news when he broke the horizon
\nwho held her hand when he trespassed the door
\nwho met his gaze, unflinching
\nwho cried out to her father
\nwho would not share their table
\nwho held her every night
\nwho offered to go in her place
\nwho placed her only ring on her sister\u2019s finger
\nwho packed her bag with bread
\nwho breathed an ancient blessing into her ear
\nwho watched her to the horizon
\nwho remembered her after she left?<\/p>\n

\u2014Jan Richardson<\/p>\n

Questions for reflection<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

What do you wonder about this woman, this story? Where might your wondering lead you?<\/p>\n

From Sacred Journeys<\/strong> \u00a9 Jan L. Richardson<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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