Reflections
“Just so will they be blessed
who fear the Lord.”
The Psalm affirms that
blessings for we who
fear the Lord are to be
found in the recesses
of our homes, in the
ordinary joys of family.
blessings for we who
fear the Lord are to be
found in the recesses
of our homes, in the
ordinary joys of family.
The worthy wife is valued
in the Psalm as a fruitful
vine because she blesses
in the Psalm as a fruitful
vine because she blesses
her home and family with
the gift of her handiwork.
She uses wisely what is
the gift of her handiwork.
She uses wisely what is
given her as her way of
obeying the Lord
and holding Him in awe.
And if a man walks with the Lord,
this will be reflected in the way
he loves his wife. Because if a man
cherishes his wife, as ‘flesh of his flesh’
and ‘bone of his bones,’ he nourishes
his relationship with her, as Christ
nourishes the Church. And the man’s
reward is that his wife will be like
a ‘fruitful vine’ within his house.
This is how a man is blessed who
fears the Lord.
this will be reflected in the way
he loves his wife. Because if a man
cherishes his wife, as ‘flesh of his flesh’
and ‘bone of his bones,’ he nourishes
his relationship with her, as Christ
nourishes the Church. And the man’s
reward is that his wife will be like
a ‘fruitful vine’ within his house.
This is how a man is blessed who
fears the Lord.
As the Psalm says, if we fear the Lord
and walk in His ways, we will receive
the blessings of our labor, prosper,
and grow old gracefully in the company
of our wife and children.
and walk in His ways, we will receive
the blessings of our labor, prosper,
and grow old gracefully in the company
of our wife and children.
Amen
Discussion Questions for Reflection
1. The Psalm assures us that we will be favored by the Lord, if we walk in His ways. Speak of how you have been blessed by obeying the Lord and holding Him in awe.
2. Our psalmist tells of a worthy wife who uses wisely what she has been given. Give an example of how you have used your God-given talent to serve your family or your community.
1. The Psalm assures us that we will be favored by the Lord, if we walk in His ways. Speak of how you have been blessed by obeying the Lord and holding Him in awe.
2. Our psalmist tells of a worthy wife who uses wisely what she has been given. Give an example of how you have used your God-given talent to serve your family or your community.
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