Many a mum would have had breakfast in bed last Sunday with hosts of flowers and cards having being sent on Mother’s day.
The tradition of Mothering Sunday gave the opportunity for those working away to return to their mother church and at the same time to give thanks for the love of home and family.
Jesus, of course, knew a mother’s love and the security of a loving home. From his birth he was cared for within a family where there would have been all the trials and blessings of domestic life
Mothering Sunday also remind us that the church is a family of which we are all, regardless of age or background a part. Jesus’ ministry was one of love and compassion, reaching out to the stranger and the outcast, calling his disciples by name and being moved to heal and restore.
The Apostle Paul says that the most eloquent preaching is meaningless if we do not love and serve one another as Jesus did. A neighbour who needs to know we are there, a ‘phone call to someone recently bereaved and similar acts of kindness can make a difference.
In church the person next to you, a stranger who comes through the chapel or church door who may be going through a difficult time. A question ‘How are you today?’ can often make that difference.
May we always, as Paul, says seek the most ‘excellent’ way – the way of love – the best way of all!
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