My mother’s heart jumps for joy. This morn, my two newest grandbabies were dedicated in their respective churches. On top of this, my any moment to arrive eighth grandchild is keeping us all in baby ecstasy. Added blessing is my grown children and their better halves are the epitome of Christian mommies and daddies. This ‘ol mom/grammy heart is grateful beyond words on this Mother’s Day. However, my soul is also heavily burdened. Some of my fellow moms/grammies are immersed in tears of sorrow this day. My heart cries with, and for, them.
“R”, “J” and “L” are inspiration to me. They are the absolute core of motherhood as God created it to be. Long before I was blessed with my own children, I witnessed, through their hearts and souls, the epitome of mother love. Yet today their mother hearts are filled with tears, loneliness and self-declared failure and loss. The celebrations of this twenty-four hours ring empty for them. Never have I felt less able to change wrong than when I measure my inability to bring a “Happy Mother’s Day” to their worthy hearts.
For so many there is a deep sadness this Mother’s Day. Their hearts have loved. Their knees have bent. Their souls have prayed; but their sons and daughters have strayed — not because of their mother lack but because of Satan’s knack.
Today is a day of celebration. May each and every joy filled mother rejoice and be honored for the fruits of her labor. However, may each and every one of us proud mommas, also, be filled with God’s encouragement and compassion to hug a mother who has given her all but whose child remains lost. Don’t let the sun go down on Mother’s Day hallelujahs before uplifting the SON of comfort to fellow Mothers whose hearts most need to know they are loved and appreciated. May we all mirror the message that a mother’s success is not solely the reflection of a child’s triumphs but “soul”y the genuflection of a mother’s being to instill her Lord and Savior in both her child’s victories and defeats. This Mother’s Day may we all genuinely honor the downtrodden and discouraged moms who most need, and deserve, to be hugged in love and appreciation.
Uplifted in a Broken Down World 