Mother’s Day
-Rev. Joe Laughlin

Mother’s Day in the U.S. has been an official holiday on the second Sunday in May since 1914. It is good to honor the person responsible for us being on the earth. The Bible honors wives and mothers and in 2 Timothy, the Apostle Paul points our how Timothy had been blessed by the faith of both his mother and his grandmother.

2 Timothy 1:5 says, “ I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you which dwelt first in your grandmother Louis and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.” The deep faith that Timothy demonstrated as a leader in the church of Ephesus was first evident in his mother and grandmother. It was their faith that was passed on to Timothy. Where would many of us be if it had no been for godly mothers who passes their love for God on to us.

As the world we live in seems to move farther away from the biblical foundation of pervious generations, it is more important than ever to encourage mothers that the huge sacrifice of raising Godly children will prove to be worth it in the days to come. I believe there is a special reward in heaven for mothers who have made the effort to raise their children in the training and admonition of the Lord.

We will probably never know the toil and sacrifice our mothers endured to bring us into the world and to raise us to adulthood but showing them our appreciation can go a long way. Is your mom still living? If so, express your love for her and for all that she has sown into your life. For all the moms out there, may you have a blessed Mother’s Day.

Pastor Lynette