May 10th, 2020: Mother's Day

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Today is Mother's Day. Please make sure you take some time to think about your mother if she is lo longer with you. If she is, then make sure you give her a call. Many cultures honor mothers on special occasions. I am thankful whenever I see a good mom. We live in a time when we have also witnessed the opposite: children are abused and neglected, children are abandoned emotionally and physically, children are terminated before their births, children are damaged by the addictions of their mothers. These are some of the few issues that I have encountered because of my line of work.

Good mothers can show their children a lot about the nature of God. For me, good motherhood is part of God's goodness. Let us consider some of them.

Mothers in general are more attentive or in tune with the children's emotional and physical needs. Maybe we get a chance to be in sync with our mother in her womb. I have also met some mothers who are amazing in praying for their kids.

Mothers tend to provide the needed presence when the children need some support and TLC. My children always told us that their mom's presence whenever they get home from school as kids made them feel safe and secure.

Mothers teach, guide, and correct their kids at the beginning of their lives. The children also experience forgiveness as they relate to their mom. Mothers give children counsel about what is right and wrong. They read to their children and ask their kids about their friends and schools.

I know that many fathers would say that they are doing similar things with their kids. That is why God is both our Mother and our Father. There is no human language that can actually describe precisely the completeness of God and we are facing our limitation to gain such understanding.

Happy Mother's Day to those of you who are mothers.

“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.” – Proverbs 31:25-28

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