Mother’s Day isn’t a great day for many. There are kids who have lost or never knew their mothers. There are mothers who have lost or never knew their children. There are women who prayed for motherhood and never saw that prayer answered.
There are mothers struggling to raise children alone. We are greatly insensitive to the demographics these days. I remember a few years ago attending a Mother’s Day church service. The pastor asked the mothers to stand and then asked their husbands to stand with them. What an idiot. Had he no idea what life is like these days?
There are mothers and children whose relationships are strained or even broken who will go through today pretending or avoiding each other altogether. There are mothers who are convinced their kids never listen. There are kids too proud to admit what a difference their mother’s words have made.
We should greatly honor all mothers today. We should also forgive those mothers who haven’t been perfect. If we are honest that maybe most of them. We should be sensitive to those for whom this day is bitter.
I am blessed to have great mothers in my family. They know who they are and I have otherwise wished them well today. I think I will pray for those for whom this day is not so great. That is far too many than it should be.
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