Today is the day we take time to celebrate motherhood. For many of us our mother was our first teacher and the role model for showing love and acceptance. I’m grateful to have a mother who has loved me, sacrificed for me, and has taught me the value of loving and supporting others. I am eternally grateful that her influence motivated me to always seek the best in others and to help those who are hurting and in need of love and acceptance. I’m thankful for a mother who prays for her children; offering protection as they make their way onto the path created for them by God. Dorothy Helen (…she is going to kill me for using her middle name…) I LOVE YOU!
“Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her”. Proverbs 31:2
“…and forsake not your mother’s teaching. Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck. When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you”. Proverbs 6:20-22
For many of you this may be a time of sadness and longing as you reflect on a mother who has passed away. Please know that her greatest joy is that you prosper and are in good health. I want to encourage you to remember the light she brought into your life; to feel her spirit surround you when you are still. I am convinced that we still have a connection to this deep love if we take the time to access it and allow it to wash over us during meditation or still moments.
My dear cousin shared a practice that she has with a friend. On Mother’s Day her friend, knowing my cousin’s mother has passed on, calls her on Mother’s Day and offers a “Happy Mother’s Daughter Day” greeting. I love, love, love this idea! So to each of you, who are missing your mother, please know you are her greatest legacy.
For those of us who still have the opportunity to commune with our mothers in the flesh; let’s cherish this time. I want to encourage you to make reconciliation and communion with her a priority. You both need each other in order to fulfill your assigned purpose. Enjoy each other today!
Jamie O’Neal has captured so fantastically how I feel about my mother…take a look and listen to this powerful video.
Until next week,