From birth we are

Everything our mothers dreamed of

I was held within her womb

Her very life filling my veins

 

There’s nothing like her hugs

Kisses on my head

We try so hard to impress her

But she already sees perfection

 

We can’t fully know the sacrifice of Jesus

But when we realise the love of a mother

We begin to understand the heartbeat of God

 

We are her world

Her breath, her life, her creation

From the moment she gazed on me

She knew she’d do anything for me

 

This kind of love

It pours out without condition

It’s a patient selfless love

It’s a miracle from above

 

We can’t fully know the power and wisdom of Jesus

But when we realise the strength of a mother

We begin to know and trust the heartbeat of God

 

Her hands are worn and chaffed and hurt

Yet love lives there beneath the dirt

They’ve served your sustenance and swept the floor

Held your fevered brow and caught your tears

They’ve clapped for you in joy and clenched for you in fight

Pointed firmly the way, caught your falls and drawn you close

They guard and they labour. In love, they guide

And your heart deep down knows they are the hands of the Way the Truth and the Life.

 

We can’t fully know the righteousness of Jesus

But when we realise the passion of a mother

We begin to really love the heartbeat of God

                                                           

A mother’s love can point us to God. In His grace, the Lord has given us glimpses of Himself through many things and through many people. Through the love and leadership of godly fathers, we see God’s provision, His strength, wise teaching, craftsmanship, and protective nature.

 

Through the nurturing nature of godly mothers, we get to see and experience His unconditional love and protection also. A figure who comforts us, holds us, sustains us and encourages us. Someone who will intercede for us, stick up for us and ‘go in to bat’ for us.

 

Every child is beautiful to his/her own mother. We’ve all heard the phrase ‘a face only a mother could love’. And we all know what that says about a person.

 

But we should also know that God is a God of loving the unlovable, as a mother will love her children no matter what. Dirty knees, soiled clothes, texta on the face, chocolate pudding mixture all over the hands… run away from home, off the rails, unthinkable mistakes, but a mother will forgive in a heartbeat. In the hush before her next heartbeat. She is ready to comfort. Ready to have her shoulder drenched with your tears. As is the Lord your God, who longs to gather His people as the hen gathers her chicks under her wing. (Matthew 23:37)