Day 129: May 8, 2016 Happy Mother's Day

May 8, 2016 Happy Mother's Day
Day 129


"When in doubt - don't."  "Always go with your gut, it will lead you." "Feelings are neither right nor wrong they just are."  Mom, these are a few of your phrases that ring through my mind when I reflect on my childhood. Oh, and " Be good! and if you can't be good - have fun!" That's my most favorite. You were confident in me enough to utter that phrase as I walked out the door and it would always sail straight to the place in me that mattered. I wonder, did you say this to my brother as well?

For too many this national holiday has a sting. Not everyone who wants to be a mom is a mom. There are many suffering the profound sorrow of loss and many the profound depth of longing. To those women in my life, in my community, in my family and in my extended family my prayers and heart are with you. Your sad torn heart is seen and felt. May the God of comfort go to the places you share with no one. Know that He knows and see that He sees.

Today my focus is simple - as we look into each others' eyes there is an unspoken fact. We all come from a woman who carried us for a time inside her womb. We were carried, housed, and sustained by a woman for a significant gestational period of time. This is why we celebrate Mother's Day. It is the one day we share to understand our shared humanity of entrance onto planet earth. We were not factory made, we are humans all having a mom.

Upon arrival, our experiences splinter into billions of different paths. Each unique woman treats each unique child uniquely different. Some of us were nurtured, some endured, some coddled, some left in a corner. Some were taught, some were shunned, some were led, some were left. For all of this the Only Father who cares came to redeem and save all mothers. (and all fathers but today my focus is mothers)

Today as we look into each other's eyes let us lift one another to the Father who sees and knows. No one shares the same childhood, even within the same family, but we all share the shared humanity of having a significant female in our lives. Let us sensitively walk out today. Some of us need healing, some of us suffer the loss, some of us look forward to seeing her soon, some of us wait till eternity, some will pick up a phone, some will wait for the phone to ring.

So, today as we look into one another's eyes let's celebrate how we entered planet earth - this is our shared experience. We are not robots! We came through a woman. I pick up your heart hand as we celebrate the uniqueness we experience in light of our common beginning through the female.

Now will you also look to another shared human experience? A common Father. This is the redeemer Father, arms outstretched and eyes on you. He went to great lengths to heal your hurt, your pain, all that has been wronged against you and all the wrong you have ever done and will do. His love is deep. He died and yet lives to bring healing, closure, sustenance, new perspectives, new days, understanding and extreme acceptance and love. He makes all things new for you, the human He created using a woman, our mom. To those whose mother was a poor representation- He died to bring healing to your broken heart. She should have loved you better.

Today, may we take the time to see our common root of green life breaking out through the asphalt of our splintered experiences. Let us walk in sensitivity and celebrate our shared humanity! Happy Mother's Day to you! Let's share it together.