MOTHERS SHOW GREAT FAITH |
| After the boy was weaned, she took the boy with
her, young as he was, along with a three- year-old bull, an ephah of flour and a skin of
wine, and brought him to the house of the lord at Shiloh. When they had slaughtered the
bull, they brought the boy to Eli, and she said to him, "As surely as you live, my
lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. I prayed for this
child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the lord. For
his whole life he will be given over to the Lord." And he worshiped the Lord there. (I Samuel 2:2) Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all." Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.(Proverbs 31:28-31) I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grand-mother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. (II Timothy 1:5) |
| An article in National Geographic several years ago
provided a penetrating picture of God's wings. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother's wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. When the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast. Because she had been willing to die, those under the cover of her wings would live. "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge." (Psalm 91:4). Being loved this much should make a difference in your life. Remember the One who loves you and then be different because of it. |
| THE UNCROWNED
QUEEN
When God would save a world from sin, He chose with mothers to begin; And, through a virgin mother birth To bring good will to men on earth When Christ the way of life would tell, A woman listened by a well; When He was tired and needed rest, Two women honored Him as guest; He caused a maid to walk again And raised a widow's son at Nain. When Christ was hanging on a cross, A mother's heart most felt the loss; Two women were the first to see At dawn, the empty sepulchre; The resurrected Christ was seen At first by Mary Magdalene. A mother's love will stand by you When other friends have proved untrue; She'll round your bed her vigil keep While other eyes are closed in sleep. She'll cleave to you till life shall end And be your faithful, loving friend. Our mothers steer the ship of state; Tis they who make the nation great. Our nation will be bad or good, According to its motherhood. And back of all great men is seen The image of an uncrowned queen -Author Unknown. |