Older Women Teach the Younger Women

A news report from WSYR in Syracuse reported today (4/11/07) that a 24 year old woman in Oswego County, New York attempted to kill her 13-week old fetus by ingesting "several over-the-counter and prescription medications." It seems strange that any mother would attempt to murder her own child, yet this is nothing new (cf. 2 Kings 6:28-29).

This horrific contemporary news story is just another reminder that Christians have the obligation to teach the world God's design for the home and family. Paul, by inspiration, directs that the "older women" must "encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children..." (Titus 2:3-4). Older Christian woman have a much needed ministry to fulfill in today's world: teaching God's plan for women, wives, and mothers.