1 John 4:7-8 May 13, 2012 Mother's Day
Dear Friends, Some claim that the highest revelation of God in the Scriptures is the simple phrase we have just read: “God is love.” We see this clearly in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But do we not also see it clearly in the love shown everyday by our mothers? There is the familiar Jewish proverb: “God could not be everywhere, so He created mothers.” Today we recall, remember, and celebrate all that our mothers have done. In giving birth, they share in God’s life-giving power. In raising the family, they share in the self-sacrificing love of God. May we continue to be grateful sons and daughters. May God bless our mothers with the graces needed to be the clearest sign of His love in our world. |