Insanity of Margery Kempe

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At first one sees Margery as a victim. All this poor woman wants is to serve he Lord. What could be so wrong with that? Well nothing is wrong with wanting to be a good servant, but the manner in which she does so causes major problems. Her entire “autobiography” should have been discredited a long time ago. As a believer of the Christian faith I sympathize with the situation and understand the circumstances she claims to have gone through, however, there is no logic behind her stories. It is true that with in the Bible God says that His followers will be persecuted for their beliefs, just as Margery was, and I’m not saying that everything in her story was false. It is also possible that she was visited in her dreams about things that God wanted her do. I am not arguing that most of the things she described could have potentially happened to her in some form or fashion. Yet what I am arguing is that she is an over dramatic, attention starved woman who saw no other option but to cry wolf over and over again.  The reason I say her story should be discredited is because the facts don’t add up. For example she explicitly describes “Therefore I must be intimate with you, and lie in your bed with you. Daughter, you greatly desire to see me, and you may boldly, when you are in bed, take me to you as your wedded husband. . . “ I am aware that the Bible says that as Christians we are the church and the church is his bride. But the context in which she describes this “event” is beyond ridiculous! There is no proof to support any claim that would involve Jesus in a sexual act. Also, the portion where she descirbes that she wants to be a nun, she was already married. If God had wanted her to become a nun and she didn’t get the memo till after she was married, God would have found a way to use her for the Glory of His Kingdom in a different way. According to my faith God knows we are going to make mistakes, and not that that makes it okay, it’s just that even when we do, He is still able to use us for His glory.  Maybe this is just my opinion but that woman should have been committed when they had the chance.