For you who haven't a clue, Sunday May 8 is Mother's Day. And again, for you who haven't a clue, Mother's Day is set aside to honor the woman who is most like the Savior in her love. Yes, I know there are some of you who, unfortunately, did not know such a mother's love or may not even have known your mother. But I want you to join with me in celebrating that ideal of a godly mother, an ideal that no human can match, but an ideal to which many mothers seriously try to attain.
A good Mother is a woman who is most like the Savior in her love. Unfortunately, there are some women who have no children of their own and some who will never experience that particular joy. But there are the many selfless women who, although they do not have their own biological children, have dedicated their lives to bringing up children they have not born. They have sacrificed and loved and sometimes have had their hearts broken in lavishing their maternal instincts and love on children they did not birth. They are needed in this world every bit as much as the woman who has had children of her own. They are true mothers and they deserve the title of "mother."
I’ll not go so far as to say there are no good mothers who aren’t Christian. Although their numbers are dwindling rapidly, good mothers who are not of the Christian persuasion are all over the globe. But there is that special something about a good mother who is also a practicing (not just professing) Christian. Having Jesus in the heart brings out qualities – or instills qualities that were never there – as no other faith, or lack of faith, can do.
If you have been blest, as I was, to have had a good, God-fearing mother, pause today and give thanks to God. If she is living, do something special for her; you have only one mother so give her flowers while she can still enjoy them. If your mother has departed this life, you should still pause and thank the dear Lord for having had her for the length of time you did. Not all persons have been so blessed.
If you have a stepmother who is yet living, go to see her and make her feel good for having brought you up and loved you. Hug her and tell her that you love her: she could use the boost it will give her.
If you have not been so fortunate as to have known the love of a mother figure in your life, take time to honor all the good mothers, stepmothers or good older women in your life who have had a righteous influence on you. God sent them along to help keep your life on track.
There are all shades and descriptions of “mother’s love” and if you have experienced it in any fashion in your life, you are a better person because of it. Thank God for the love of all the women in the world, who have begotten, adopted, taken in or simply befriended a youngster who was desperately in need of a mother’s love! Whoever you are, you are a wonderful woman and God will bless you richly.
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