Mother gives us birth and right from the word go, our 1st touch, 1st language, 1st relationship, 1st nourishment, our life comes from God through a mother and a father.
While I write this, I want to say that many folks share with me about how good their relationship is with their mother or how bad it is. There are many in between as well. I pray that those who read this will read with an open mind. Regardless of how we have been treated in our lives, our mothers chose to give birth to us. If for nothing else, let us be thankful for that. The very life that we live, the bones we have, and the flesh and blood that runs through our veins, were formed by the Creator in her womb. God chose for whatever reason for our mom to be our mom. Like Margaret, a coach at a Landmark Forum said, "You need to be grateful for and to your mother for giving you birth! Anything else that comes more than that is a bonus" (1997, Landmark Forum, Nairobi, Kenya).
I pray that the world will give more honor to mothers and assist mothers to be moms, instead of just offering adoption options, even within the Christian circle. Let us not just encourage women to give birth only, but truly empower them to be real moms; provide and assist them with tools to be one! I know kids and real moms in the longer run will be more blessed by that than taking away their God-given role and God-ordained tie unless the parent is no more in the world. Motherhood is something sacred, anyone can give birth but it is a long deep delightful commitment to be a mom. (Note: I am not totally against adoptions. There are cases where the parents are either not present, dead, or severely incapacitated, or no safe relatives are around or kids are abandoned, adoption is sacred. But I am opposed to the easy way out kind of adoption, a multimillion-dollar industry, or snatching kids from less developed countries. Hey, the economic aspect is important but you can support the good biological parents through financial assistance rather than taking kids from their good parents, culture, language, and customs. If you are financially blessed you can empower these less privileged parents and let them raise their own kids.)
In the Bible, God is portrayed as gentle as a mother and good as a father. God has both characteristics which is why God can empower us to be the moms that God knows best that our kids need.
Rejoicing with you in being a mom to the precious kids God has put in our laps, thanking God for them and for our husbands whom God used to make us moms.
To all dedicated moms, happy and blessed is your calling: Happy Mothers' Day!
Kalpana Christian Sharma (Mrs.) ©copyright 2010
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