05.14.06
On Mothers’ Day
Today, millions of people around the world will celebrate a commercially driven tribute to mothers, yet how often do we forget to recognize the importance of our maternal parent in our lives on a daily basis? My own mother continues to serve the Lord in northern Brazil even though she is separated from her children by thousands of miles. I thank God for her and her continuing testimony to faithfulness to Christ her Redeemer.
The mother of my children is another person I wish to brag on a bit. Over the years that she’s put up with me I have remained amazed at her love for and devotion to her children. My father’s type “kids will get through it” attitude to many things is not met with a similar attitude on her part and I thank God for giving me such a mate to balance the parenting thing out properly. My sisters are also some of my favorite mothers. I thank God for them and the way they raise their children with faith in God.
Yet should we wait for a day like the one indicated by commercial interests to celebrate the importance of mothers? No. We should not. But neither should we wait for birthdays to tell folks that we love them and are glad that God put them on earth. Nor should we await anniversaries to tell our mates how much God has blessed us by providing us with such a special person. All these commercial and traditional dates are but a gentle nudge to do what’s right and tell folks how important they are to us.
So to all the women out there who are mothers, remember Jochebed - Moses’ mother. And Anna, Samuel’s mother. Both of these ladies had their children with them for very little time, and yet their influence on their lives was profound. In this time of high pressure being exerted upon women to “make something of themselves” I thank God for each of you who has taken the time to “make something” of your children.