“So, husbands, your headship means: Go ahead. Take the lead. It does not matter if it is her fault. That didn’t stop Christ. Who will break the icy silence first? Who will choke out the words, “I’m sorry, I want it to be better?” Or “Can we talk? I’d like things to be better.” She might beat you to it. Sometimes that’s okay. But woe to you if you think that since it’s her fault, she’s obligated to say the first reconciling word. Headship is not easy. It’s the hardest, most humbling work in the world. Protect your family. Strive, as much as it lies within you, to make peace before the sun goes down.”- John Piper, This Momentary Marriage
(HT: D.J. Williams)
2 comments:
Great words.
Now SEE, I get all critical of Piper's fatalistic, defeatist Calvinism... and he goes and says something that resonates like a big bell.
That's why I love they guy.
whenever i can't say sorry first, it's always PRIDE.
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