14/05/2023
MOTHER'S DAY
This sunday is Mother's Day for maybe 40+ countries around the world who follow the official Mother's Day set by the United Nations which is Second Sunday of May. Other countries have their own traditional cultures, holidays and celebrations that fall on different dates at different times of the year which they refer to as Mother's Day.
It is a century-old tradition of taking time to thank and honour our amazing mothers. Mothers are very special people we owe so much to – in addition to our very existence! Most mothers are faithful, loyal, hard-working, loving and caring people. We honour and applaud the mothers!
Of course, Mother’s Day brings a variety of emotions with it – gratitude, if you had a great mother. To some sadness and pain if you had a difficult relationship with your mother or if you have an absent mother, and perhaps grief if your mother just passed away recently. And still, maybe you have always wanted to be a mother and it has not happened yet, thoughts and prayers for you. To some, if you are like me who lost mother at a very early age, it might be mixed emotions.
Mothers are amazing and highly influential people - Let us celebrate them! No mother is perfect but ideally, they provide care, love, nurture and protection for their children. Mother’s Influence can set you on a path of a better Life. Mothers shape us – for better or worse, including describing different types of mothers and styles of mothering. It is easy to dismiss the past, but even as adults we understand our mother’s pervasive widespread & deep impact and influence on our life.
No matter what our mother was like, we need to give them love and respect, honor, gratitude, and forgiveness. In addition, maybe some need to appropriately separate, cut that umbilical cord of dependence and be who God has called you to be.
Let us celebrate & honor the Mothers today!
