We live in an age that encourages self-assertion, self –promotion, and self-interest; that is applied in relationships as much as in work. Submission generally has a bad press; it seems to signal weakness or powerlessness. To submit is a sign of failure or subordination.
The reality is quite different. The freedom to submit joyfully and accept the authority of another is a sign of immense inner strength and personal discipline. It is the ill-disciplined person who shrieks to get his own way and then be seen and viewed as important.
When Peter was writing, a wife was little more than part of the furniture, a bearer and carer of children and domestic slave. Indeed, there are some husbands that still need to note 1 Peter 3:7 ‘Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect ..’ So every thoughtful Christian couple has to work out the meaning of submission in this context.

This is the final week for some time that I am writing the ‘Thought for the Day’ on the website. The bald statistics of website use show that very few people ever visit this area of the site. ‘Thought for the Day’ will still appear on the site, but it will lead you to the daily material provided by ‘United Christian Broadcasters’ (UCB). You have already sampled the UCB material as our site featured it a couple of weeks ago; I trust you will find the different approach and comments useful.