Dan Eakin
I have often told a congregation: Every Sunday is the Lord’s Day, including Mother’s Day.
But it is appropriate that one day a year be set aside to honor our mothers in May. And in June, to honor our fathers.
Mother’s Day is May 14 this year.
If your mother is still alive, you are blessed and have an opportunity to show her how much you love her and appreciate all the sacrifices she has made for you throughout your life.
If your mother has passed away, Mother’s Day would be a good day to go to church and thank the Lord for your mother and honor your mother as well as the Lord by being in church.
I was so blessed to have had sweet, loving, godly parents. My mother was a very sweet, humble person who loved the Lord and loved her family.
She lived sacrificially for her children and her husband. She made quilts by hand.
She had a reputation of being a wonderful cook and often fed many friends and relatives other than her own family during holidays.
To have a wonderful mother is one of the greatest blessings of life.
I found a few quotes:
“Of all the gifts that life has to offer, a loving mother is the greatest of them all.”
“God couldn’t be everywhere, so he gave us mothers.”
“Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired. It need not be deserved.” — Erich Fromm
“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” — Agatha Christie”
“The most precious jewels you will ever have around your neck are the arms of your mother.”
“No matter how old I get, I always want my mother when I don’t feel good.”
One of the best writings ever to praise a mother or a good woman is found in the last chapter of Proverbs:
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.