We certainly had a wonderful and Happy Mother’s Day this past Sunday! It was such a blessing to have such a big crowd of family and friends together to honor God in spirit and in truth. You know, our moms teach us many things. Maybe you can remember a few lessons you learned from your mother. Like these…
Moms teach the meaning of anticipation – “Just wait until your daddy gets home.”
She teaches us about giving & receiving – “You’re going to get it when we get home.”
She teaches logic – “If you fall and break your neck, you’re not going with me.”
We learn medical science – “If you keep crossing your eyes they’ll to freeze that way.”
She teaches us to pray – “You had better pray that this comes out of the carpet.”
She teaches us humor – “If you fall and break your leg, don’t come running to me.”
She teaches about adulthood – “If you don’t eat your vegetables, you won’t grow up.”
She teaches genetics – “You’re just like your father.”
She reminds us of our roots – “Do you think you were born in a barn?”
She teaches us the wisdom of the ages – “When you’re my age, you’ll understand.”
Did you mother ever say, “Wash your hands?” Now this request is more complicated than you might think. Even if we said we did, there was usually an “inspection” and a “do-over.” Mothers require the entire hand to be clean and not just the palms. As I recall, my mom later had me return to the washroom to learn a lesson about drying “clean” hands rather than “dirty” hands on the freshly washed towel. She also stated that actually using the soap made the entire process of hand-washing easier and better. We might not even be in our Covid19 situation if we would have just listened to our mothers.
Growing up I remember my mom saying, “Think before you speak. Once a word has been spoken, though you might apologize over and over again, you can never take it back.” Oh, how true this is! Have you ever gotten thinking first and speaking second out of order? Me too. And afterwards though we might say, “I am so sorry” we find that the word spoken ahead of thought echoes still. We can do better.
I remember my mom saying, “Son, guard your emotions.” These words she often spoke to me as I walked out the door on my way to pick up my date for the evening. Isn’t it amazing how a mother knows exactly what to say at just the right time? Her words echoed in my head for the rest of the evening. They still do. I’m glad.
The sermon focused on Jesus and His mother. It was a good one but a difficult one for some of us due to the facts of life that we pointed out. Jesus’ mother is not to be worshipped. Our worship is reserved only for God (Matthew 4:10). We can honor, respect, and learn how to love our mothers from Jesus. On the evening we spoke about Jesus’ Parables of the Lost and Found with Jesus sharing a lesson on the son who was lost and found his way home. The father loved the son all the way through.
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