Mom, I Love You

If Jesus asked, are you running away from me, or running toward me, could you truthfully answer this question? Our relationship with Jesus is an intimate, one to one union of love. When we stray from, or get angry with Him, He understands, forgives, and loves without conditions. When we are ill and suffering, or healthy and celebrating, He is with us. His love is always the same as He comes into our situation as our comforter, and our confidant. There is a very moving scene in the movie, The Passion, where Jesus is being flogged, and the anguish on His mother’s face touches the soul. The adaptation of this image shows the unbridled love of Christ for all of us, and also demonstrated the unbreakable bond between a mother and a child. Through Jesus’ crucifixion, the Romans and the Pharisee’s tried and failed to separate Jesus’ love for us, and it also failed to separate His mother’s love for Him.       

              

When we get cut by the world, our mother is the one who figuratively bleeds be it physically, emotionally, or financially. From the day she brings us home, until the day we carry her home, through all trials and triumphs, without condition, just like Jesus, mothers love us through everything. There may be times when she’ll ask the same question as Jesus, child, do you love me? Without hesitation answer, yes Mom, I love you. You were conceived, carried, born, raised, and set free, all out of love that God placed in our mothers’ spirit. You are not a mistake. You are a miracle.

I’ve heard that soldiers, wounded in battle, inherently cry out for their mothers, perhaps from the bond of being woven in her womb. I encourage all, whether in battle or victory, if she is still with you or in heaven, if you are a husband, son, or daughter, offer a prayer of thanks to God for her. This Mother’s Day take time to reflect how she is the nurturing maternal connection to Jesus, as He is the nurturing eternal connection to our Heavenly Father.

Mike Shindruk

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