Chrysostom
Beloved of All
A married woman is bound by God’s law to her husband as long as he lives. Christ commanded through Paul that she should not leave him, for even if some think separation is a pious deed, it often leads to greater spiritual harm. Let her remember that the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the church and its Savior, and she should submit to him as to the Lord. If she truly wishes to win his heart, it is not by adornment or argument, but by gentleness, meekness, and a quiet spirit that she may be blessed. Even a husband far from faith can be touched by such enduring grace. Her home is a small kingdom, and she is a second king within it, entrusted with the care of all under her roof. Though she is sick in body and her husband is harsh, she must not despair, God sends His sun and rain upon both the righteous and the unrighteous, and He will not forsake her. I will pray earnestly for her healing and for the softening of her husband’s heart, that peace may reign where there is now strife.
