What Would Mother Say?

Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Even though my mother re-located to heaven seventeen years ago, she fits the description of Able of Old Testament days, “he being dead still speaks” (Hebrews 11:4). Although she had many memorable lines, her most remembered statement, reflecting her always-positive attitude, even in the midst of difficult circumstances, was “It will all be better tomorrow.” No matter what my aches and pains were, I got no sympathy from my mother, only this statement! Even into my adult years, when I would call home and share some stressful situation, I would hear the same predictable statement, about tomorrow being better. Looking back, she was correct, is still correct, and will ultimately be correct. Today, facing the aging process with all its challenges, I know exactly what my mother would say, if I could talk with her – “It will all be better tomorrow.” I envision meeting her some day on heaven’s golden streets, surrounded by beautiful mansions, reveling in God’s glory, and hearing my mother say, “Didn’t I tell you it would all be better tomorrow?” What would your mother say?

Join me this week in remembering the following global concerns:
• Pray for the marriage conferences taking place in Slovenia through the May 18.
• Join others in praying for Eastern Hungary during the month of May.
• Pray for the Wedgwood Baptist Church (Fort Worth, TX) Student Leadership Team as they spend this week in Vancouver, Canada planning a 100 member student mission trip for 2014.
• Continue to pray for the search for Jerry, the missing missionary pilot as the search for him is broadened in the area of Africa where his plane is missing.