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His Grace Magazine!
May 2022
Mothers of the Bible Our mothers take care of us and love us; they are a gift from God!
Owner/Publisher: Rob Wood
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ay is the month to honour mothers; the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. This special day gives people around the world a chance to show mothers how special they really are... the woman who took her time with you, loved you, cared for you... by bringing her flowers, gifts or both and showing your appreciation for all that she has done for you through all the years, including all the sacrifices that she made for you, and you know that no matter what, she will always be there for you. Anna Marie Jarvis is the founder of Mother's Day, as she wanted to honor her mother after she had passed away. She
had campaigned for the day to honor, not only her mother, but other mothers as well with a special day when they would be appreciated. In 1908, she held a memorial for her mother at the St. Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia; this was the first recorded celebration of Mother's Day. Mother's Day became an official holiday in West Virginia in 1910, being held as it is today on the second Sunday of May. Four years later on the second Sunday of May, the United States President Woodrow Wilson declared Mother's Day as an official holiday in 1914. One year later, Canada declared Mother's Day an official holiday in 1915, and we Canadians have celebrated this special holiday ever since. Mothers have always played an
important role in the family with their children. On Mother's Day, all mother figures should be given that respect...like stepmothers, foster mothers, grandmothers, mother-in-laws, aunts and so on... they should always be treated with love. God created mothers to be nurturers, take care and love their children, and there is a special bond between mothers and their children. It is bond that can only be explained by the love of God that He gives to all mothers who raise their babies. There are a lot of mothers we can talk about in the Bible; all of them that believed in God and loved God were mothers that did the Lord's work. Such mothers as Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah and Rachel, Jochebed, Elizabeth and of course Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
So let's talk about them now, starting with Sarah. 1. Sarah: In Genesis 11:30 it says, "But Sarai was barren; she had no child." Now Sarai was Sarah before God changed her name. Sarah was childless as we just read; she couldn't conceive. This truly saddened both Sarah and Abraham. When the word of the Lord was given to Abram, he answered by saying what will you give me Lord since you have not given me an heir? Then God goes on to tell him, look at the stars in the sky, for that would be the number of Abram's offspring. You see, Abraham and Sarah waited 15 years before God renewed His promise to them, and 10 more years before that promise was fulfilled. Then Sarah gave birth to a son, named Isaac, and she became a mother at the age of 90 years old.
