Mothers

 . . . and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

 - From Revelation 7

I look at today's Epistle, on Mother's Day 2019, and see many words that could describe the perfect Mom.

• Blessing
• Glory
• Wisdom
• Thanksgiving
• Honor
• Power
• Might
• They have washed (our) robes
• Hunger no more
• Thirst no more
• Sun will not strike (us), nor scorching heat
• Shepherd
• Guide (us) to springs of life
• Wipe away tears

There are no perfect Moms. But there are a lot of very good ones; close enough to perfect. And when we see a list like that above, describing God our Father, Himself, we know that He uses real people - - - humans - - - to manifest Himself to us. So often, the face of God is seen through our Mothers. 

Hip Hop music, representing high-risk neighborhoods and childhoods framed in dangerous circumstances, frequently site the key role of mothers, in giving kids hope. Country music has a special place for "Mama."

The world is a tough place, and life is soaked in sadness and disappointment. God offers hope and promise . . . and He gives us our protection and security along the way, in the form of our mothers. 

We should feel safe, protected. We should be fed, cared for, and housed. In a functional world, where all is right, we have our parents, and particularly our mothers, to thank for providing us with our basic needs. 

When things go wrong, when mothers are not doing their job, we get an angry generation; one that demands that government do all of our mothering for us. 

If there are no moms . . . it is incumbent upon aunts, sisters, grandmothers, to pick up the slack. When we get to where we need government to do our mothering for us, then we may have gone too deeply down the wrong path. 

Pray for Moms today. And pray that every child has a mother, to demonstrate God's love in the most effective way.