March is a delightful month -- it speaks of freshness and newness! The winter is past -- the birds are singing -- the hint of the coming springtime is in the air. Solomon talks about it in the Song of Solomon: "The winter is past -- The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come -- The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell."
But the coming Springtime is not the only special thing about March. This is also the month that has been designated as a special month of appreciation for the Pastor's Wife! I am very thankful for the pastor's wives who were wonderful role models for me as a child growing up, and today, at 78 years of age, I am still very thankful for pastor's wives whose sweet Christian lives inspire me and show me by their example that "nothing sweeter can be known than full surrender . . ."
I would like to dedicate this little poem entitled, "Pastor's Wife", by Lisa Morgan to my pastor's wife, Sis. Janice Thornton, who is a gracious addition to her husband's ministry, and a wonderful role model for all of us who call her our pastor's wife!
"Although you're in the shadows, and walk a few steps behind
the man we call our Pastor, you never seem to mind --
You share him with us unselfishly, though it means you're often alone.
Your gentle, caring spirit, is a blessing all of its own.
When we called him as our Pastor, we didn't realize,
You were one of the greatest things he'd bring into our lives.
Thank You for being such a wonderful pastor's wife"!
Make sure you let your pastor's wife---your Queen of the Parsonage---know how much you love and appreciate her ministry to her husband and to you!
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