What Do You Want for Mother's Day?

That was the question my precious daughter-in-law asked last night.  At first I couldn’t think of a thing that I wanted or needed for Mother’s Day.  I vaguely remember replying with something to the effect of I just wanted to be with my kids.  But as I awoke this morning that question kept going over and over in my mind and  the answer came – the Word. That is what I want for Mother’s Day.  I want to give my children something for Mother’s Day – a desire for what I have found to be my hope, sustainer, and delight as a mother.  

You see this Mother’s Day I want my children to know how inexpressibly grateful I am for the Word of God.  For it is the Word of God that gave me hope of conceiving again after my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage.  (Psalm 27:13-14)  It was the Word of God that sustained me through their growing up years as I prayed the Word  for them to love the Lord their God with all their heart, with all their soul and with all their mind.  (Deuteronomy 6:5) It was those early mornings spent in my “coffee with Jesus” chair with an open Bible that brought me delight and equipped me to share the power of the Word with them as they struggled to find their path in life. I have had the great joy of seeing the Lord answer as I prayed the Word over my children.  I have seen that they love the Lord with all they have and that they faithfully serve Him as godly young adults.  

I have found that nothing lasts forever in this world except the Word of God - it stands forever and we can forever stand on it’s promises as mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers.  My prayer for this Mother’s Day and for all to follow is that the Word would sustain me even when I am old and gray so that I may declare God’s power to the next generation and his might to all who are to come.  (Psalm 71:18)

So what is it that I want for Mother’s Day?  The greatest gift I could receive is to see the Word of God give my children hope for their children, sustain them as they raise the next generation and above all else know the inexpressible joy of soaking in His Word for a lifetime!