Like Elijah, Jeremiah, Jesus, or Paul, you may be experiencing intense loneliness. A woman does not have to be single to be lonely. She can be married and living with her husband. In fact, her loneliness may be exaggerated because of feeling trapped in a marriage with a man who is withdrawn and aloof. Elijah and Jeremiah were overwhelmed with their loneliness. Jesus and Paul were not. The difference is Elijah and Jeremiah felt sorry for themselves while Jesus and Paul sought refuge in God.

— Martha Peace, Autorin, Bibellehrerin und Seelsorgerin

Topics: Loneliness & Abandonment, Faith & Trust, Relationships & Family

Occasions: For Reflection

Martha Peace

Martha Peace ist eine US-amerikanische Autorin, Bibellehrerin und Seelsorgerin im Umfeld der konservativ-evangelikalen Bewegung für biblische Seelsorge (Biblical Counseling). Bekannt wurde sie vor allem durch ihr Buch „Die vorbildliche Ehefrau“, in dem sie ein strikt komplementaristisches Rollenverständnis von Mann und Frau vertritt und säkulare Psychologie zugunsten der Hinlänglichkeit der Bibel ablehnt. Während ihre Schriften in bibeltreuen Kreisen als praxisnahe Orientierung für Ehe und Seelsorge geschätzt werden, werfen christliche Kritikerinnen ihrer Lehre vor, durch die Forderung nach weitreichender Unterordnung emotionalen und geistlichen Missbrauch in Ehen zu begünstigen.

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