Quiet Time: Women and Church Leadership

Dear God of Justice and Mercy, When the prophet Micah declared that You require us to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with You, he spoke to a people who had grown comfortable with the status quo — who offered sacrifices while ignoring the voices You had raised up among them. Forgive us when we do the same. We remember Deborah, who judged Israel with wisdom so fierce that a general refused to go to battle without her.…