Isaiah 66:13. As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Well a Happy Mother’s Day to all you beautiful Mothers out there in Christendom! It’s your day today, so please enjoy it. You are certainly the salt of the earth and the light of the world, for you are the ones who keep our societies functioning in a half decent fashion. Without your often superhuman efforts, our world would be in an even worse state than it is. You are the glue that keeps most families together in this day when true families are fast becoming a thing of the past. Left to men alone, we’d just be a brawling, macho, egotistical, anarchic society. Yours might have been the original sin, but believe me you’ve paid for that a million times over, and unfortunately are still paying for it. But that only makes you stronger, because the Lord never gives us a burden we can’t bear. Your lot, though hard, is closer to God’s functions than the male of the species. You stoically bear the burden of reproduction, promising never to go through it again, but right after the birth, you are full of joy and wonder at the newborn, then do the reproductive thing soon after again. Then you are entrusted with the care and raising of that newborn, truly a lifelong task. But you do it without complaint…well not too many. (smile) And whom do we all run to when problems beset us? Mother! For you are our earthly source of comfort, our pride and joy. That’s why the Lord said in the Bit: ‘As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you…’ Note, He didn’t say as one whom his father comforts, because Mothers were made with that built in comfort function that no man can really match. Mothers are the closest beings to God on in the universe because they reproduce, create, feed, nurture, provide for, comfort and console with LOVING-kindness and tender care, bless and guide with often godly wisdom. Wow! What a wonderful being; a Mother! And though the father might rule the household, it’s the mother who makes it run smoothly. Check out all the after school activities. It’s usually the mothers who do most of the transporting to and from. It’s also the mothers who mainly drop off and pick up the children from kindergarten or the babysitter, because in this supposed age of enlightenment and prosperity, most mothers can’t afford to simply be stay-at-home moms, but have to go out into the evil world and make a living too, so that the family can make ends meet. And in many cases they still have to come home and do all the household chores. But don’t worry mothers, men are slowly but surely getting a better appreciation of your worth and value when you go out to work, although they still refuse to accept and value your efforts as only a homemaker. But yuh know what, a majority of men who feel they are so important because of their high powered jobs in the outside world, wouldn’t last a day being a homemaker. And I’m talking from experience here. I’ve done it for short spells, and believe me, it’s no fun. Hn! The cooking, cleaning, washing, getting the children ready for bed and school, then being an accommodating and appreciative wife when your husband comes home tired and stressed out is no easy chore. But many of you mothers do it with a joyous grace that can only come from God. And above all mothers, it’s mainly through your efforts that the children are taught the Word of God, and kept on the straight and narrow path. Unfortunately though, in too many areas of the world, mothers, and women in general, are still being treated like second class citizens. That is very very wrong, my fellow man. The Good Lord gave us women and mothers to LOVE and cherish! ‘And the Lord God said, It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him (a helper comparable to him).’ (Gen.2:18) The Lord took pity on Adam in his loneliness and gave him a companion: ‘bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh.’ (Gen.2:23) So whenever a man abuses a women, technically he’s in fact abusing himself. Now that’s somewhat sadistic, wouldn’t you say? But that’s another topic for another day. However we will say to all the men out there, please treat the female of the species better. And to the women, please stop putting up with a lot of the nonsense that men do. In some respects you encourage it by not coming out strongly against their wrongdoing. Also you women, please, please band and bond together in sisterhood, and look out for each other, as men do in their brotherhood, for there is power and strength in numbers. I wish all you Mothers a blessed and happy day. Keep on doing what you’re doing here on earth, for your efforts will be well rewarded in the hereafter. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. Much LOVE!…a Mother’s LOVE…is second…only to God’s…
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