Mother’s Day 2025
The Word in 120 – Jerome Stewart
Today as we celebrate Mother’s Day the greatest number of calls home to mothers will occur. An estimated 122 million calls will be made worldwide. It is a demonstration of the power of love a mother has shown her children in multiple ways during their upbringing. Proverbs 31 vss. 26 thru 28 says; “She opens her mouth with wisdom, And her tongue is the law of kindness. She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed.” Mothers are special and should always be appreciated. The words of Mignon McLaughlin comes to mind. She says; “ma-ma does everything for the baby who responds by saying da-da first.” In speaking from firsthand knowledge that will be the only first for the father. Every father knows that the bond between a mother who has carried their child for the duration of her pregnancy is special and unbreakable. A mother knows the power of love which provides the energy needed to do all the things she is able to do for her children. Ask any mother where her strength comes from and she will tell you it’s about the love she has for her children. The story of Sojourner Truth is a great example and testament to the power of love a mother has for her child. The story goes that after she had escaped from slavery she heard that her son who was only 9 years old, had been illegally sold to a man in Alabama. Sojourner had to raise money to pay a lawyer who filed a complaint and successfully sued for the return of her child in court. An article in the Christian Science Monitor dated June 15, 2022 says; “In 1828, years before she took the name Sojourner Truth, A Black woman who had escaped slavery with her infant daughter won a court fight in New York’s Hudson Valley to bring her son home from Alabama. It was a historical case of a black woman seeking the release of her son from slavery prevailing in court against a white man.” A mother who has the best interest of her children at heart can never be replaced. Once mom is gone there is a void the size of a canyon left in the hearts of her loved ones. It is void that cannot be filled. To all mothers on this day set aside for you and it is well deserved; Happy Mother’s Day!
