Teachers, church leaders, friend's moms, neighbors, women who volunteer at schools, nurses, office managers, etc. The list is literally endless.
Today in church our Bishop spoke and mentioned that some do not like mother's day. My guess is that this is due to sadness from not being a mother for whatever reason. This makes my heart sad. There is no way that this is true.
Giving birth isn't what makes us a mother. Nurturing a child does.
In my work I see the powerful effect of mothering in the lives of many. Not all of it is good. There is much pain caused by those who have given birth. It is my opinion that those women are not true mothers to the children that have been born of their womb. They demand that their children call them mother, yet they do not meet their needs, nurture, or teach their children that they are a mother. This conflict in the lives of many is causing such damage to our society. Where do we turn when the one who wants us to call them mom doesn't fit what we feel a mother should be?
(Let me add that I do understand the pain they are in. I also see these same women mother and nurture people that are not their children- like their friends. It's complicated.)
We turn to the other women in the world that fit that nurturing, caring, supportive, influential role. The women who did not birth us. The women who sacrifice time, resources, tears, and what ever else it takes to show us that we matter.
To any women out there who have loved another (child does not always equal under 18 years old), nurtured another, prayed for or shed tears with/for/over another YOU ARE A MOTHER!
Today is the day that you are honored and celebrated for mothering and loving a child of God. Of any age.
As mentioned in this post - It takes a mother to raise a village and with out you all there wouldn't be healing.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to ALL women.
1 comment:
I'm late a few days but the feeling is the same: Happy Mother's Day.
What a beautiful post, thanks Klin :)
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