Holy women, graceful givers: A prayer for the outcast ministers of God, and those excluded from God's priesthood
VF 1 Holy woman graceful giver , “Magdalene and the other Mary,” track 12 Holy woman, graceful giver, prophet servant and believer, Woman with the ointment jar, Rose up near the time appointed broke the seal, Christ’s head annointed For the coming fatal hour Like the vessel we are broken; like the ointment we are token Of God’s loving unto death; Like the woman we are serving, like the scolders, ill deserving, Such a rich forgiving faith. In these jars is hidden treasure, costly fragrance, Christly pleasure, Like the Christ first from the dead, broken for creation’s wholeness, Poured out for its coming fullness, Prophet servant, hope and head. Holy woman, costly treasure, with the jar of alabaster, Shows the hidden gift we are, Therefore let us as Christ’s servants hold our sister in remembrance— Woman with the ointment jar. Mary Magdalene Some traditions suggest the woman with the ointment jar Mary Magdalene. Scriptur...