I was reading in Mark 7 24-30 where Jesus had entered a house and did not want anyone to know that HE was there. However , a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about HIM and immediately came to HIM and bowed down at HIS feet . Now , the mother was a Gentile and Jesus told her that she need not beg , that in fact , HE wanted to feed HIS children first. HE told the mother that it was not fair to take the children’s food and give it to the dogs. She begged even more saying that even dogs ate the crumbs from a childs food under the table. Even though she was not a Jew Jesus healed her daughter!!!
Evidence abounds!!! Evidence of inclusion , Evidence of Faith-Healing , all sorts of Evidence , however , I want to write of the Evidence of Love!!! In this case , the Love of a mother.
Everytime that I read this passage my heart aches for a mother who would go against all tradition to get help for her sick daughter. It must have been pretty sad to have been refered to as a dog , however , that was her daughter!!! Her Hope had brought about a Faith that could move mountains !!! I can only imagine that she received Hope when she first heard about Jesus!!! Her actions speak to us about Love. The Love of a mother!!!
As Mother’s Day approaches I wish that everyone who reads this , whether or not you are a mom , fully understands what it must be like to give birth : first to a child , and then to Hope. As I ride the buses around Kissimmee I am overwhelmed as I witness mom after mom in a daily struggle to do the next right thing for their children.
If you are a mom who has a sick child please go to Jesus!!!!!!! If your child is not sick still go to Jesus!!!!!!! HE does not have the answer ; HE IS THE ANSWER!!!!!!!
I wonder sometimes how often my mom prayed for me. I will never know, however , I do know that I Love my mom!!!
This Mother’s Day please be sure to tell your mom how thankful you are for all that she has done for you and how much you Love her. If she is “sleeping” and no longer with us, please tell GOD . HE can get the message to her!!!!!!! I ask you to rebuke any barriers of communication and say ” Mom , I Love you”!!!
HAPPY MOTHER”S DAY !!!!!!! I Love you!!!!!!! Mark
Great Mother’s Day post Mark, and thanks for the comment! God Bless You too!!! Its true how amazing mother’s are with their love, and great interpretation! I’ll gladly share this story with my mother on Mamma’s Day
Great post, Mark–I always tear up when I read that story and think of that mom coming home to find her daughter well and sane. (sniff)
Great post Mark. As a mother, I know that we often do things we didn’t even know we were capable of for the sake of our kids. It is wonderful to know that God loves each of His children a thousand times more than we are capable of loving our children – and that we are ALL his children. He doesn’t care who we are, or what our past has been. He simply loves us as a True Father, with complete understanding and utter compassion for each of us. I find such comfort in that.
Thanks for your post. Uplifting as always. I appreciate you. God bless you and yours.
Hi Mark, you just left a comment on my blog, which brought me to yours. I love that you incorporate passages from the bible into your blogs and then flesh them out for meaning. It’s what I do with my literature classes, and I enjoy when it is done with the bible.
Anyway, I enjoyed reading your Mother’s Day blog. I think it is nice when men appreciate the task of motherhood, but all in all, parenting for both men and women is an arduous and lifelong challenge. I wonder if anyone can do it “right.”
God Bless.
Thanks Mark for your message. I’ll be visiting my mom in a week and appreciate your encouragement to thank her for all her prayers – for I know there were many for me.
Rachel
Thanks for this Mark.
Thanks for thinking of all of us. I just have to say to that, we should be honored everyday for all we do. Some of us face Hell everyday for our children, just because we love them. In other countries, mothers die on a daily basis trying to give all they can for their children.
One day a year is not enough.
This applies to Father’s Day as well.
Beautifully written. Thanks for reminding us how special our mother is.
God bless you too.
Jessica
Very rightly said. Thanks for such a nice post.
As it is said- “No gift to your mother can ever equal her gift to you – life”
Happy Mother’s Day!
Hey Mark, I love your post as well as you. My Mom is gone and I miss her so much. I have had a lot of death in my family, but for some miraculous reason OUR LORD JESUS Christ, seems to always be there to lead them to him, whenever they die. I love your story, it touched me deeply. Thank you, my brother for that. Love you, your sister Debbie (Merryman), Mitchell… Happy mom’s day everyone…. God Bless…..