Today, is Mother's Day and it is a wonderful time for us to stop whatever
we are doing and give a prayer of thanks to our Creator for making mothers.
Have you ever stopped to think about how much your mother has done for
you throughout your life? If you are 18 years old and if your mother cooked
you meals three times a day that would be 19,710 meals.That's a lot of
meals and if you are like me you even had a few snacks thrown in to boot.
Now, if you figure, on average, an hour to prepare a meal and clean up
after it that is the equivalent of 821 days your mom spent in the kitchen
cooking and cleaning up after you. Meals are just one aspect of all that
our mothers have done, or are doing, for us. Not only do they cook, but
they clean and wash our clothing and all kinds of other useful things.
Yet, with all that they do mothers also seem to have time to help us when
we are hurt or just need a hug.
They even find time to read stories to us when we are little! The most
important thing that mothers can do for their children is to teach them
about God. They teach by example, by bringing their children to Bible classes
and worship services. In the Bible we find that the godly mother is a true
blessing, not only to her children but also",
to her husband as well. For we read in Proverbs 31:27-3 l, "tier ehUdren
arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Favour
is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she
shall be praisetE Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works
praise her in the gules.
I would like to pay tribute to all women who are godly wives, mothers,
grandmothers and great grand mothers.
M - a godly mother is first a help meet for her husband.
0 - a godly mother is overflowing with true love.
T - a godly mother is always true and you can count on her to stand
by you.
H - a godly mother is always a help in time of need.
E - a godly mother earnestly seeks her children's best interest.
R - a godly mother has a reverent attitude towards God.
A godly mother is someone to be admired, loved and someone that all
society should
respect. Without godly mothers very few of us would have turned out
the way we have.
Godly mothers take time to help train their children in God's ways
and precepts. May we all
ask a special blessing for our mothers!