Proverbs 31:26 (NET) - She has opened her mouth with
wisdom, with loving instruction on her tongue.
Mother’s Day was a bittersweet time for me.
Mom passed away almost 15 years ago, and I still love and
miss her very much.
That is why I was so grateful to receive an email from a
friend who is a man of God.
Like me, he too had a wonderful relationship with his mother,
In his email, he reminded me how blessed both of us are for
the mothers God gave us.
I readily agreed.
My faith would not be what it is had it not been for my
mother.
Some of my earliest memories are of her telling me stories
from the Bible.
She told them with great conviction.
Afterward, she took the time to answer the questions a young
boy inevitably had.
That is why I always think of Proverbs 31 whenever I remember
my mother.
The last half of this chapter describes a good wife.
I believe it also describes a good mother.
This year I wondered how Mom would have dealt with the
current situation.
I concluded she would have been concerned.
But her concern would have been for others rather than
herself.
In fact, two passages of scripture she cited most often were
about concern and where to turn for help.
John 14:27 (KJV) - Peace I leave with you, my peace I
give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Psalm 121:1-3 (KJV) - I will lift up mine eyes unto
the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made
heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee
will not slumber.
Mother’s Day will always be a bittersweet time for me no
matter how old I get.
That’s a good thing.
It reminds me how special she was to me.
It also reminds me others thought she was special as well.
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
Look for me at https://otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com/ on
Friday, May 22, 2020.
I’ll be back here on Friday, June 5,
2020
