Jesus continues to teach Sabbath rest that allows honest self-reflection and prudent planning for our future judgement (Luke 16:1-13). Amos warned against Sabbath rest that produced sin and famine from the Word (Amos 8:4-12). We too suffer from famine of the Word when we read the First Letter of Timothy and the traditional roles of men and women in the church. Be not mistaken, the women of the church midwife the faithful, from the myrrh-bearing women to St. Macrina and St. Monica to the women who pray with their children and read the word in their homes today.
