Relationship, Not Rules

Since the Enlightenment,
We’ve known the world follows laws.
Gravity works.

We read these laws into the Bible.
No women teachers, no exceptions.
An exception would break the law,
And that would seem to make God unjust.

It’s hard to imagine a culture without this
Perspective. It’s so obvious!

But some cultures have less reliance
On rules, and more on relationship.
What if, instead of laws without exception,
These instructions were generally true,
But allowed for some move of the Spirit?
The relationship takes precedence.

Most women don’t teach.
But maybe some should.