Mother’s Day – Mary
May 9, 2025
As Mother’s Day approaches, we plan celebrations. Will everyone get along, even remember? I’m quite aware that this day has its challenges.
I remember Mary, the mother of Jesus. Her life was marked with seemingly an untimely pregnancy. Simple, not sumptuous living. Children who had very different goals and interests in life. Becoming a young widow, and the terrible death of her firstborn son.
What examples did she set? She watched and pondered things in her heart: thoughtful, patient. She accepted: God’s assignments, sweet and bitter. She let go: ever embracing her son in her mother’s love, she released Him to follow the calling of His Father.
My goal on this day? Watch and ponder with patience, accept, and let go.