Mother Love

Yesterday was Mother’s Day. It reminded me that mothers love things that no one else loves. My grandson, Price, told his mother he wanted to rent, “The Muppet Movie.” When she asked why, he explained that Miss Piggy and his mother were a lot alike. Other than admitting she had indeed kissed a few toad frogs in her life, she was speechless. Only love kept her from having a violent reaction. Only a mother could love being compared to Miss Piggy. I remember a night, many, many years ago, when my best friend was staying at my house and we were running wildly through the house shooting our plastic guns at each other. My mother was no doubt irritated by the noise, but rather than yell at us to be quiet, she simply found another plastic gun, hid behind a chair in the living room, and waited. On our next trip through the living room, she jumped out and yelled, “Pow! Pow! Pow!” I thought my friend had suffered an early cardiac arrest and I was in no shape to assist him. Only a loving mother could love two loud boys that way. The Bible is filled with stories of mother love, from Eve, the original mother, to Sarah, the mother of Isaac, to Rebekah, the mother of Esau and Jacob, to Jochebed, the mother of Moses, to Mary the mother of Jesus. In every case, and to this day, it is said of loving mothers, “Her children rise up and call her blessed” (Proverbs 31:28). I am indebted to my mother’s love and I miss her greatly, especially on days like yesterday.

Join me this week in praying for the following global concerns:
• Pray for three couples who are in the process of raising funds to start churches on Vancouver Island, home to 750,000 people; the 2nd leading center of occult in the world.
• Pray for those who serve in the former East Germany, according to a recent report, now considered one of the least religious places in the world.
• Pray for those who serve in Mali as they await things settling down before re-entering into their country.