Mother’s Day is coming up soon, and normally, I would encourage children to find time to express their love and gratitude for their mothers, but this year I want to write about something different. I want to write about the gift of motherhood.
Now, I want to remain sensitive to those to whom Mother’s Day is a difficult time of the year for various reasons, but I think it is still important for us to celebrate and honour mothers.
The bible teaches that children are a gift from God (Ps. 127:3). Motherhood indeed is a blessing and a privilege. Jesus uses childbearing as an example in John 16:21.
He says, “When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.”
I’m certain that mothers would argue that it’s difficult to forget the pain of birthing a child, but I think you get the point. The joy of the child being born surpasses the pain. In other words, it’s worth it.
On this Mother’s Day, I encourage you to reflect on the gift of motherhood.
Whenever you struggle through parenting, remember that your children are worth it. For me, motherhood is best depicted by the self-sacrificial love that a mother gives to a child, and that’s why motherhood is so beautiful.
Moms are awesome. They teach us how to love well.
