Mother

Seeing as Mothers Day is fast approaching and I'm still thinking of a creative gift to get my mom, I decided to do some research and find out the origin of this special day in a mom's year.

Mothers Day never used to be concerned with the personal, human touch that we know of today, but instead dates back to times when it was traditionally practiced by societies to pay homage to Motherhood through the honouring of Goddesses and statues. In fact, one of the earliest historical records of a Mothers day celebration takes us back to the times of the Egyptians, when the Goddess Isis was honoured every year in a festival. This is relevent because Isis was often named the " Mother of the Pharoahs'.

In later years, Christians from Europe developed a holiday to honour Motherhood, but to them, that meant honouring the church that they were baptised in, in other words, their Mother Church.
 In the 17th century, thanks to a decree in England,  the celebrations were widened to include real mothers, and the holiday became known as Mothering Day. Following this, the Americans discontinued this tradition, but in later years, after a young lady by the name Anna M. Jarvis, petitioned to have an official day created as an honour to her mother, the late Anna Reeves Jarvis. Thus the request was allowed and in 1908, the official Mothers Day holiday was created.

Personally, I love the thought of spoiling my mom and this Saturday I am planning a trip to Essenwood Flee market and the I Heart Market to try and scout out that perfect gift!




Mother Prayer



Dear Lord,
today we pray for mothers--
our own mothers, and mothers everywhere,
who have made such a major contribution
to the good qualities we have,
sometimes through genetics,
more often through great effort and patient instruction,
and who have done their best
to gently polish away our rough edges.
Lord, please bless our mothers
for the endless hours of time they spent
and the boundless energy they invested in us.
Bless our mothers for their sacrifices on our behalf
as they often gave up or deferred their own dreams
so that we could have ours.
Bless our mothers for always being there for us,
for being the person we know we can turn to
when we need comfort, encouragement, or just a hug.
Bless our mothers for making a home for us
where we could feel safe, where we felt we belonged.
Most of all, Lord,
bless our mothers for their unconditional love,
for loving us no matter what,
and for frequently showing love
in ways that make us feel valued and cherished.
Lord, please bless our mothers mightily.
Strengthen them, soothe them,
wrap them in Your infinite love
and shower them with blessings
too numerous to count, too magnificent to describe.
We love them, admire them, respect them,
and we wish that You would give them back
many times the good they gave to us.
In Jesus' name we pray; Amen.

(By Joanna Fuchs)

  

  

  

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