Sunday, May 11, 2003
Sunday, May 11, 2003
For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother's
womb.
I like the story about the four-year-old and the six-year-old who presented their Mom with a
house plant. They had used their own money and she was thrilled. The older of them said with a
sad face, "There was a bouquet that we wanted to give you at the flower shop. It was real pretty,
but it was too expensive. It had a ribbon on it that said, 'Rest in Peace,' and we thought it would
be just perfect since you are always asking for a little peace so that you can rest."
I hope that, if nothing else, you will allow Mom a little time today to rest in peace.
God bless our moms!
(Psalm 139.13
NRSV)
No one deserves a special day all to herself more than today's Mom. A cartoon showed a
psychologist talking to his patient: "Let's see," he said, "You spend 50 percent of your energy on
your job, 50 percent on your husband and 50 percent on your children. I think I see your
problem." Some of you can identify with that.
Loving God, thank you for my mother. Help her to feel a special sense of your love today. Amen.
