Mother’s Day is less than a month away.  Like all holidays, Mother’s Day can be a happy or a painful time.  I hope the following suggestion will help make your Mother’s Day more positive.

If your mother is still living, why not make a plan right now to honor her by expressing your love?  Perhaps you could even share your list of her positive qualities and your desire to emulate those.  How do you plan to celebrate your mom?  What do you wish your children would do for you?  Could you do that for her?

If your mother is no longer living, how could your make other women’s Mother’s Day special?  Start with your own family- adult daughters or daughters-in-law.  Or you may have a friend or co-worker who would appreciate a little love on Mother’s Day.

We can follow our Lord’s example by being kindhearted and compassionate to hurting women- especially on Mother’s Day.

“As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out- the only son of a widow.  When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”

Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on…”Young man, I say to you, get up!”  The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

They were all filled with awe and praised God.  “A great prophet has appeared among us,” they said.  “God has come to help his people.”  Luke 7:12-16