1 Corinthians 11:7
For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.
"God’s grace is glorious, and glory, as Scripture shows us, is heavy. Fifty pounds of fruit is just as heavy to carry as fifty pounds of rocks, but there is nevertheless a difference... God gives us nothing to carry without also giving us the strength to carry it. In two difference senses, therefore, He gives us the grace of strength to carry and the grace of fruit to carry. And so it is that grace carries grace." - Douglas Wilson, Bone of My Bones
Men and women carry different glories. They are both heavy so God provides strength respective to the weight of the grace He bestowed. The weight is itself a grace and the ability to carry it another. It is grace upon grace upon grace and the weight of fruitfulness is ours to gladly bear by grace through faith in Christ alone.
John 1:16
From His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
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