" Of course it is. Marriage is out of the question. It’s highly unlikely that God means for her to be a preacher’s wife.” Such a woman would have to be modest, reserved, and obedient—all the things
Elizabeth Princeton was not.
“As unlikely as Sarai and Abram having a child in their old age?” Alden asked.
“Or Moses, a man slow of speech, becoming a leader and great orator?” added the preacher with the watch.
The Texan gave a nod. “Or a lowly shepherd boy takin’ down Goliath without benefit of a firearm?”
Soon a friendly game was in progress with the four older preachers vying to name God’s most unlikely servants. "

― Mary Connealy , Spitfire Sweetheart (Four Weddings and a Kiss)