Mother

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph….And he said, “, “Blessed are you among women, the Lord is with you!” Luke 1:26-28.

“A good wife who can find? She far more precious than jewels….Her children rise Up and call her blessed….” Proverbs 31:19, 28a

John Killinger's book Lost in Wonder, Love, and Praise includes the following affirmation which I wanted to use for our final Bread this week as we enter Mother’s Day weekend…

I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God,
who was born of the promise to a virgin named Mary.

I believe in the love Mary gave her Son,
that caused her to follow him in his ministry
and stand by his cross as he died.

I believe in the love of all mothers,
and its importance in the lives of the children they bear.

It is stronger than steel, softer than down,
and more resilient than a green sapling on the hillside.

It closes wounds, melts disappointments,
and enables the weakest child to stand tall
and straight in the fields of adversity.

I believe that this love, even at its best,
is only a shadow of the love of God,
a dark reflection of all that we can expect of him,
both in this life and the next.

And I believe that one of the most beautiful sights
in the world is a mother who lets this greater love
flow through her to her child,
blessing the world with the tenderness of her touch
and the tears of her joy.

Blessings Always in All Ways,

Steve
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