Scott St. Onge

I can’t prove this, just as I can’t prove God is real. But I know in my heart He is.

I choose to believe, without biblical proof, that God has given me the responsibilty to cover my wife with a love so strong and pure that she can grow and trust and flourish as the woman God would have her be. It is an annointed spiritual role, and my wife is thankful that I see it that way. And it’s something my son will take with him, which she is also thankful for.

An ancient Hebraic wedding custom included a robe or shawl that a groom placed around the shoulders of his bride signifying she has come under his covenant covering of protection, and spiritual, physical, emotional, and material care.

Verses that help me:
Proverbs. There are..four things that I don’t understand…how a man loves a woman.

Song: Place me like a seal over your heart…for love is as strong as death.

In the beginning, God placed the woman under the protective covering of her husband and took responsibility away from her placing it on the man, because it was the woman
who had been deceived. [Genesis 3:1-13, 16, 1 Timothy 2:14]

The only command God gave to the woman is to submit to the authority of her husband. [Ephesians 2:22-24, Colossians 3:18, 1 Peter 3:1-6] The command to the husband is to be responsible for his wife in a loving and cherishing role.

It works for us.

Cheryl, it’s been good talking with you. Stand your ground on this issue while I go cover my wife.