Husbands are called to lead their home in prayer, and to be sacrificial and unconditional in their love of their wife, children and the neighbors they encounter as a family. A wife is not the mission or the adventure in a marriage. In fact the wife is a husband's mission partner. All families have specific gifts and talents from the holy spirit. So depending on your skills as a couple you will be able to determine what is the best vision and service that you can provide as a couples and as parents to the children. For married couples the wife is your adventure partner and your children will also be part of that adventure team. But the husbands main role is to shower their wife and kids in prayer to protect them, and inspire them and keep them blessedly connected to the holy spirit. And women should only be open to proposals of marriage from a man who acts as the prayer leader in the family. If she has to be the one leading prayers than they definitely will not be a good match over the long haul of life's ups and downs. Anyone considering marriage should also consider interviewing and talking to religiously ordained orders. I personally interviewed with the jesuits and dominicans. The jesuits sent a priest to my home in san dimas, and then we drove to my home parish and sat and talked on the softball field for about 2 hours. Then I was very much at peace for at least exploring all 3 vocations of being a blessedly single leader, a blessedly relgiously ordained leader, and being blessedly married.
Even women will often be called to be mothers of their religious ordination, or mothers of the highest order. Some Roman Catholic women will be called to be a wife of the highest order, or a ordained mother of a religiously ordained organization like mother angelicka of ewtn. And the other women will continue to be leaders as blessedly single servant hearted leaders. I refer to the highest order, because as a Roman Catholic Man I feel that catholicism is the highest order. But again I am not one to judge people of other faiths. And if your faith as been good for your family: then please stay with it and be blessed.
Even women will often be called to be mothers of their religious ordination, or mothers of the highest order. Some Roman Catholic women will be called to be a wife of the highest order, or a ordained mother of a religiously ordained organization like mother angelicka of ewtn. And the other women will continue to be leaders as blessedly single servant hearted leaders. I refer to the highest order, because as a Roman Catholic Man I feel that catholicism is the highest order. But again I am not one to judge people of other faiths. And if your faith as been good for your family: then please stay with it and be blessed.
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