The Beginning

In the Old Testament, God created male and female, so they are equal but they are not the same because God created them for different purposes.
~ Vincent ~

I definitely agree with Vincent's statement above. God created man and woman, equally, yet for different purposes, or I prefer to call it different roles. Since the beginning, God has defined clear-cut roles for man and for woman.

GENESIS 3

16 To the woman he said: "I will intensify the pangs of your childbearing; in pain shall you bring forth children. Yet your urge shall be for your husband, and he shall be your master."

17 To the man he said: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat, "Cursed be the ground because of you! In toil shall you eat its yield all the days of your life.

18 Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to you, as you eat of the plants of the field.

19 By the sweat of your face shall you get bread to eat, Until you return to the ground, from which you were taken; For you are dirt, and to dirt you shall return."

In my own super simplified words, role of a man is to 'WORK' and to 'PROVIDE', while role of a woman is to 'GIVE BIRTH' and to 'SERVE'.

NOW, let's take a quick glance at the work of our salvation.
Our Saviour Jesus Christ, came to the world in front of a man, born by Blessed Virgin Mary, a woman. Again, we could see the difference between roles of a man and a woman here.
Jesus Christ, came in the form of a man, was The One who 'WORK' in our salvation history and 'PROVIDE' salvation, while Blessed Virgin Mary, a woman, was the one who 'GIVE BIRTH' to Our Dearest Saviour and the one who 'SERVE' Him as His mother.

Quoted from Vincent's blog:
Being an altar server was like a 'right of passage,' a masculine activity that led young men into the closeness of the liturgy that was reserved only for Holy Orders. Just like my little sister who like to act as the mother of her dolls, the role of altar server is a pre-formation and also discernment period for young men to the priesthood.

Again, I fully agree with his statement, especially with this sentence, '... the role of altar server is a pre-formation and also discernment period for young men to the priesthood.'

As society and culture has evolved drastically over the past millenium, nowadays it might be extremely common to see a lot numbers of women 'WORK' and even a man could actually get pregnant and 'GIVE BIRTH'!!! (click here if you're curious) And so, of course it might not be a wonder to see female altar servers everywhere as well.




Yet, (personally) I still PREFER to fulfill the purpose of God's creation.
Women 'WORK' is OK for me , but I still prefer NO to certain degree (of course if financial situation permits) It might seems very conservative yea, especially now we're in Year 2007! Haha! =)
Man 'GIVE BIRTH' is a BIG BIG NO for me!
And last but not least, about our main topic for this week:
Female Altar Server is KINDA OK for me, but I definitely still prefer a NO for this! =)

That's all for my Week3 comment!
Have a great Sunday ALL! =)



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