May is the month when Mother's Day comes around


This is a day to remember our mothers for their greatness -- and if they're still living, to express our appreciation to them personally. Motherliness is not just a trait; it's a virtue. It's something to be admired and praised.

But notice carefully the word we're meditating on today: it's not just "motherhood," but "motherliness" that we want to think about. Motherhood is the biological fact of being a mother, and it may or may not be accompanied by motherly attitudes and actions. Usually it is, but not always. And so we properly pay tribute to those women who've not only borne children but having done so, have also given their children (and perhaps others) the great gift of motherliness.

Those mothers who have gone beyond motherhood into the realm of real motherliness are to be honored in the very highest way.


"When God thought of mother, he must have laughed with satisfaction and framed it quickly -- so rich, so deep, so divine, so full of soul, power, and beauty was the conception"

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