Mother's Day

"Who can find a virtuous woman?"

A message from Pastor Zieroth

Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. Proverbs 31:10-11

As I look ahead to the May calendar, I see that “Mother’s Day” falls on May 11 this year. I cannot help but thank and remember my own mother, who will turn 92 next month. I thank and remember my dear wife JoAnn, as well as my mother-in-law and my two daughters, who are also both mothers. All five are exceptional Christian women, wives, and mothers, and are far more valuable than rubies.

 

Dear Lord Jesus, even as You bestowed a great honor upon Mary, Your mother, You have given a great trust to Christian mothers. May they be given every gift they need to be Your representatives in their homes. In Your name, Amen.

 

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With today’s prices, you might even say they were worth their weight in gasoline. That’s an opinion that was shared recently by the Massachusetts firm, Salary.com. 

This company, which calculates what a person should be paid, has said that if mothers were reimbursed for their work, they would earn around $140,000 a year. 

Sound like a lot? Not for a person who puts in a 92-hour week by being a housekeeper, day-care provider, teacher, cook, computer operator, launderer, janitor, domicile engineer, chauffeur, CEO, and psychologist.

If you take all the jobs performed by a traditional mom, and paid her accordingly, she would bring in $138,095 a year. And she would be worth every penny. 

But I’m not just talking about “moms” here. I’m talking about Christian moms.

  • A Christian mom may never have given biological birth, but she still reflects the love she has been given by Jesus to the children of those who have. 
  • A Christian mother may never be featured in the pages of a popular magazine, but she knows that she is high on the list of Jesus’ most beautiful people according to the wee ones entrusted to her care.  
  • A Christian mother may not love more, but she loves longer, knowing that the Savior’s story she shares speaks of eternity to generations yet unborn. 
  • A Christian mother knows she is a saved sinner entrusted with the upbringing of sinners who are smaller. She also knows that the word “saved” makes all the difference in her conduct of that trust. 

This is why on this Mother’s Day, Christian children, even those who are 65-years-old, give thanks to the Lord for having let us meet Christian mothers and wives.

THE PRAYER: Dear Lord Jesus, even as You bestowed a great honor upon Mary, Your mother, You have given a great trust to Christian mothers. May they be given every gift they need to be Your representatives in their homes. In Your name, Amen.

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