<p>In Jesus' time, women didn't have a lot of power. The need to hold families together was not only preserving marriages, but preserving the livelihood of women. He points that out with the "hard heart" condition given for divorces-- it was not because God wanted things to be that way. This was particularly poignant because he was talking to a group of men in power, testing him. </p>

In Jesus' time, women didn't have a lot of power. The need to hold families together was not only preserving marriages, but preserving the livelihood of women. He points that out with the "hard heart" condition given for divorces-- it was not because God wanted things to be that way. This was particularly poignant because he was talking to a group of men in power, testing him.

<p>In Jesus' time, women didn't have a lot of power. The need to hold families together was not only preserving marriages, but preserving the livelihood of women. He points that out with the "hard heart" condition given for divorces-- it was not because God wanted things to be that way. This was particularly poignant because he was talking to a group of men in power, testing him.&nbsp;</p>

September 26: Psalm 70 and 72, Zechariah 6, and Matthew 19:1-15

A Psalm (or part of one), an Old Testament Reading, and a New Testament reading each day. Start with the Apostles' Creed, end with the Lord's Prayer. Current readings are from the New International Version. Through 2021, scriptures were read from the New Living Translation.

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September 26: Psalm 70 and 72, Zechariah 6, and Matthew 19:1-15

September 26: Psalm 70 and 72, Zechariah 6, and Matthew 19:1-15