When I first read ‘if you add, Awomen after Amen, you are Amoron’ I have to admit, I did giggle to myself. But not in a mean way. I had no idea this was even a thing. But its like when I laugh when people think 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner is a thing. It’s a ridiculous concept if you know anything about how shampoo and conditioner work. But if you don’t know, if its never been important to you, then how would you know?

So I thought I’d shine a little light on it. Feeling the need to interject Awomen after amen is like saying, “Be truckful.”, after someone says be careful. Just because careful has the word car in it, doesn’t mean you have to feel the need to include trucks as well… The word men is in there, yes… but its not saying ‘A men’ … or ‘man’ at the end of a prayer. While I can kinda see how you’d get here. There has been a lot of crappy people that have used religion to dominate women and the such, this really has nothing to do with the word Amen.

Amen isn’t even an english word. It’s a Jewish word that means ‘so be it’. A word of agreement. Some ppl will say amen as poeple are talking, to say I agree with you, or thats a good point, kinda thing. But mostly it’s used at the end of a prayer, for example, before bed we always pray for protection with the kids. So it would sound something like “and protection over our home, our family and our friends. Amen” or in Jesus name, Amen” So we are praying protection and ending it in an amen. The people who didnt pray, say Amen’ in agreement, in a “I agree with you, so be it ”

Now because I know some people will think, Why are you praying in Jesus name? Why not Mary or a female. Again I hear where you are coming from. But let me explain a bit, this is in no way a poo on women thing. Mary was chosen by God to give birth to Jesus (and yes I also get that if you dont belive in the Bible this sounds nuts, but hear me out) So you can’t pray to Mary or through Mary because shes a human. Shes not God. Jesus had to come to earth as a man, born of a women, well because that how birthing works. God sent Jesus to live among us, to show us how to live as a human. With love and power. With strenghth and humility.

The bible tells of so many women God used to do amazing things, not just men. Women are not left out or seen as less then in the bible. Regardless of how some people like to twist words and try to control people. It’s really not a thing. You don’t need to add ‘Awomen’ because in all honesty, it really has no correlation or make any sense. Hope this helps:)

With love,

Jasmine Jean