A Mother’s Heart
She stayed at home from church today. No, she doesn’t miss church very often. She loves her church and is one of the best workers in the congregation. She is a nursery worker. She teaches children in Sunday School. She may be one of the best youth leaders the church has ever had. However, today is Mother’s Day, and she is a wonderful mother, but she has never given birth to a baby. So, she stayed home from church today.
Every year, there are ladies whose tender hearts are especially crushed on Mother’s Day. They cringe when the pastor calls for the oldest, the youngest, and the mother with the most children to stand and be recognized. They tremble when the children walk by them without stopping, as they carry gifts to the mothers in the church. It is not that they begrudge these mothers their special day. It is just that their mother’s heart longs to hold the children they don’t have.
I believe there is a Mother’s Heart in all ladies. Some women are longing to be able to tell their husbands they are pregnant. For years, they have prayed for a child, but God has not given them a baby yet. Other young ladies wait patiently and obediently for the Father to send a righteous man into their lives. As the years go by, they know that God is enough, but still, they long to have a family and to be a mama. These ladies are amazing; they love all children, and children love them. But on Mother’s Day, more often than not, their hearts are crushed because you and I often overlook them and their mother’s Heart.
Mother’s Day is a special, happy day. It is a day to celebrate our Mamas. More than anyone else, our Mamas deserve a special day. For their children, they work hard, sacrifice greatly, and love unconditionally. It is right that churches have special services to honor them. We really should revive the tradition of wearing red and white roses to honor and remember our Mamas. But let us also start a new tradition, a tradition that honors all ladies on Mother’s Day. Because all ladies have a Mother’s Heart.
Douglas & Deborah Huff
From Down Where the Pavement Ends
Email-douglas@pavementendsministry.com
“Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! For in our union with Christ he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world. Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, so that we would be holy and without fault before him.
Because of his love God had already decided that through Jesus Christ he would make us his children—this was his pleasure and purpose. Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son! For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God, which he gave to us in such large measure! In all his wisdom and insight God did what he had purposed, and made known to us the secret plan he had already decided to complete by means of Christ.”
Ephesians 1:3-9 GNT
https://bible.com/bible/68/eph.1.3-9.GNT
My daughter Kate has written her first book. Follow her progress and help her get it published. Visit her website and sign up for her newsletter at http://www.kateoliviahuff.com
