3 May 2007

A Day of and for Thankfulness

This month we celebrate Mothers Day! It is celebrated many different and varied ways. For some they visit, others send a card, or make a phone call, buy a gift or perhaps a mixture of these to express our heartfelt thanks for all our mothers have done for us throughout our lives. For those whose mothers are no longer alive, it is perhaps a visit to the cemetery, or to wear a flower in her honour.

The day is one when we laud and honour them. But with all the accolades there is also a responsibility to share this outpouring of love shown on this day every day of the year. To quote my own mother “Mother’s Day is every day of the year.”

As it has been said that we should experience Christmas and Easter everyday of the year and remember what Christ did for us, so should we remember our mother every day.

Mother’s Day for me is a day of thankfulness that I was chosen to become a mother. Along with the privilege comes responsibility to raise our children as good citizens of this world. This is a life-long task, we never stop loving and wanting the best for our children.

There is also the love of the Lord that we must teach them by living the life that honours Him and by teaching our children by example about the Lord and His claim upon their lives. We cannot leave the responsibility to others such as school and the church.

Let’s spare a thought for those who find themselves in dysfunctional families. It must be very hard for them as their families gather together at this time. For relinquishing mothers, separated mothers, grandmothers whose grand children do not have regular contact with them due to a marriage breakdown. Great sensitivity needs to be exercised with those who have or are experiencing broken relationships with their mothers at this time.

For me this year it will be my first Mothers Day without my mum, it is going to be hard, but never has a day gone by that I haven’t thought of my mum in some way or other. She was my mentor, friend, my example to follow and most of all my encourager.

It will be different this year but I will have a great Mother’s Day and I trust that every mother who reads this, has or will have had, a Happy Mother’s Day too.

2 May 2007

Wise Link May 2007

The May Edition of WISELink is now available online.