05/10/2026
Happy Mother's Day! Came across this from Dr. David Jeremiah and thought it was fitting:
She was the twenty-fifth child in the English family of a religious dissenter; she had little education and lived in a male-dominated age; she married an older man and bore him nineteen children, nine of whom died. Her house burned down, her barn fell down, her health failed, and her pastor husband was either poor, jailed, or sick much of the time. But Susanna Wesley raised two sons named John and Charles who changed the world. She was a follower of Christ who raised her children to love and honor God.
A young Jewish woman named Mary didn't consider anything more meaningful than being the mother of the Son God. From the beginning, she knew she was irreplaceable in the life of her child, and her sacrificial love remained strong to the end as she watched Him die for her and the world's sins. Jesus' efforts to care for Mary indicate just how much she meant to Him (John 19:27). It is the heart of mothers to sacrifice, and the need of mothers to be remembered. Surprise your mother this week with an unexpected token of love.
Motherhood is best defined by children who treasure their mother's love.
When Jesus therefore saw His mother... He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!" John 19:26
