Sunday Faith Blog....my stepson and Mother's Day

My stepson leaves for Munich tonight...after a stay of three months.  I have enjoyed him every bit as much as I did last year, the year before, etc.......He's busy and I'm busy so we aren't living in each others' pockets and that makes it easy, but he's also helped me SO much with my cars, my home, etc.  He's been amazing and kind in so many ways and I must say that God gave me a wonderful stepson...a tribute to his parents...and, I think, a fitting thing to note here on Mother's Day...........thanks, A. 
Now here's my Sunday Faith Post:
 
"When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, 'Dear woman, here is your son,'  and to the disciple, 'Here is your mother.' From that time on, this disciple took her into his home." (John 19:26-27)

This is one of my favorite scenes in Christian history...........First, imagine being considered by Jesus to be "the disciple whom he loved"?  It's almost mind boggling to wonder what that would feel like.  I think, today, many pastors and other Christians would say "but you are that person Jesus loves, too!"    Well, that's nice, and I do believe He loves us, but when the scripture clearly says "the disciple whom he loved,"  that's singling John out as someone VERY special.  I think any Christian would long for the special, singular distinction as written in the Bible!

Jesus wanted to make sure his mother was taken care of after he was gone....and he seems to have wanted his mother, that "dear woman" Mary, to take John on as a son.   Some who have studied this history believe she might have lived with John in Ephesus, some think in Jerusalem.  Wherever it was, Jesus had made sure she was cared for until she was with him in heaven...and history tells us she was, wherever it was.

He honored His mother, and we honor ours.   Not all of us have good relationships with mothers, I know that, but I hope most of you do and that maybe hearts can be mended if times have been rough with your mothers for some of you.

God bless you, mothers who visit geeeeZ;  may you have a really wonderful day being honored by those you gave birth to and care for........and to grandmothers, too!

Blessings to you on this special Sunday.  If my mother read my blog on a regular basis, I'd be saying HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, MOM!  But, she doesn't, and I'll be seeing her today, anyway :-)   The pink rose is for all the Moms visiting here today, the yellow's particularly for my mother, who loves yellow roses.



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