A LOVING SON

“Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.  When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.”

John 19:25-27

King James Version

Today is Mother’s Day.  It is a day to honor our mothers for the sacrifices they have made for us through the years.  It is a happy day but it is also a sad day for people whose mothers have died.  My Mother died several years ago but I still miss her. 

I have been told I look just like my Mother and when I look at her picture I have to agree.  There were times when I was a child that I was disrespectful to her and it breaks my heart to know that I gave her so much trouble and hurt her so many times.

I remember Mom saying to me many times “It doesn’t matter what I say, you are going to do what you want to do”.  I think if we will listen with our heart, we can hear our Heavenly Father saying to us “It doesn’t matter what I say, you are going to do what you want to do”.

How sad it is that we hurt our Heavenly Father at times and break His heart because we sometimes do what we want to do and not what He wants us to do.  O that you and I would always say and do things that make Him happy.  Our Heavenly Father has known so much heartache.  It broke His heart when His Son died for our sins because He had to turn away from His Son.  Jesus had taken our sins on Him and God is a Holy God so He couldn’t look at Jesus as He hung there dying for our sins.

Not only is Jesus our loving Saviour, He was also a loving Son.  Even though Jesus was dying for our sins on the cross and had been beaten beyond recognition and was in pain and agony that you and I will never know, He made sure His mother was taken care of by the disciple that He loved.

If your mother is not living, find an older woman who needs to know she is loved.  We adopt children so we can adopt older people.  It doesn’t matter how old or how young we are, all of us need to know we are loved.  The person who says he or she doesn’t need anyone is not being truthful.

Heavenly Father, I pray for every mother in the world.  Please encourage them and let them know how much You love them.  Help us to be kind and loving to our mothers, not just on Mother’s Day but every day of the year.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

May 12, 2019