For many, Mothers’ Day is a joyous occasion to celebrate their mothers. It’s a reminder to call or spend time with the special woman who you love and who loves you greatly. It’s a day of smiles, laughter, and family togetherness.
For others, Mothers’ Day can be a day of sadness. Maybe your mother isn’t around anymore. Now, Mothers’ Day is a sad reminder of this fact. It’s a hard day and you can’t wait for it to pass. Others might be in a similar boat because their mother wasn’t someone that gave them a lot to celebrate. Maybe your mother didn’t care for you well or didn’t leave a great heritage for you to follow.
Perhaps for some of our mothers today, Mothers’ Day makes you think of your children. Maybe it makes you thankful for them as they celebrate the day with you. For others, it might make you mourn the poor choices your children have made and makes you question your ability as a mother. Still others might be longing for the chance to even be a mother.
Whatever the case may be for you, you’re not alone, and what you’re feeling is not wrong or bad. It’s good and right to celebrate our mothers. It’s good and right to mourn the mothers who aren’t with us anymore. It’s even good and right to acknowledge the cases when motherhood hasn’t gone the way we hoped it would.
When Mothers’ Day is a joyous occasion, be thankful for your mother. When it’s a difficult day, use it as a reminder that God is sensitive to your hurt and is always close to you, ready to carry you through. God uses all mothers, in one way or another. What a blessing!