We stand there with them, women who know what it means to be nailed to a cross. We have stood by our husbands, our children, our parents, our friends, other women who are nailed to circumstances that are crucifying them: marriages that are not good marriages, work that is meaningless, illness that is terminal, addictions to alcohol or drugs or food or work…Perhaps we ourselves have known the pain of what it means to be “nailed” to the cross that is part of every life.
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