Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and I know that many of us will be celebrating the moms in our lives. Giving them the love and thanks for the care and sacrifices they have provided in our lives over the years. It is especially meaningful when families are able to gather and celebrate multiple generations of mothers. The goodness of God is evident.
I also know that for many, this is a complex day. Some of us our missing our mothers and the hole that is left because she is no longer around. It may arise from a difficult relationship that you had (or have) with your mother.
Or this day may be a complex day because you desire to be a mother but there are hurtful and painful emotions because of the loss of a child, or infertility is not allowing you to have a child, or you have experienced a miscarriage in the past. So, Mother’s Day can bring a variety of emotions into our lives.
I will say that in the midst of these emotions, we believe in a God who cares for us, who provides for us, who looks after us. He is like a good mother to us and for that we are grateful.