Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day
It is very good that our beloved nation has designated a Mother’s Day each March, in the season of spring. The word mother is a beautiful word, understood by each person according to his own emotions and sense of belonging.
The first mother is Eve, the mother of all humanity.
Sadly, on Mother’s Day, we rarely remember her or show her honor. In most cases, she is not remembered for her goodness but is blamed for all the suffering of humanity—while we forget her virtues!
On Mother’s Day, each of us remembers his own mother—the one who gave him birth, loved him, and cared for him. She was the first smiling face he ever saw, the first to play and speak gently with him, the one who cared for him and bore his burdens until he grew up.
A greeting to this kind woman who looks after the whole household—who fills the home with beauty, elegance, cleanliness, and order; who arranges everything patiently without complaint or protest; who may grow weary in all this and yet hear no word of thanks or appreciation.
Because of the deep love people have for their mothers, and their sense of belonging to them, the title “mother” has been extended to other forms of belonging.
We call our homeland “Mother Egypt.” We speak of the university we studied in as our alma mater, our mother. And we call the Church “our Mother Church.”
On this Mother’s Day, we greet all these noble mothers.
For God Himself commanded us to honor our mother just as we honor our father—in the same commandment (Exodus 20:12). And we must learn how to honor her in deed, not merely in words.
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