Having our daughter home from college for the Thanksgiving holiday, and also dealing with a situation where my son is being bullied, physically & verbally assaulted at school has really brought me to thinking about a mother’s love. Weighing on my mind is what a mother will do for her child when a situation is causing pain or suffering for that precious life she carried in her womb and gave birth to, as well as the elation a mother feels when her child is safe, happy and healthy.
When something happens that causes my daughter or son to be hurt, it breaks my heart too. If they are sick, I pray that God will take it away from them and make me be to one who is sick. If someone is hurting them, it feels as though someone has jabbed a dagger through my heart down to my very core. I want to make that pain go away. I want to take care of the situation and protect them, even though I know in my heart that these trials and tribulations are part of what help my children to learn strength. There are some things I can and do fix for them, but there are other things that they have to work through on their own, so I do my best to let them both know that I love and care for them. I make sure they know I am here for them if they need me. If they falter, I am there to pick them up, brush them off and get them back on track.
In thinking of the unconditional and undying love I have for my children, I had to remember that God’s love is even stronger than what I, as a human being, am capable of. His love is infinite!
We are God’s children. If we are hurting, He hurts. If we are happy, He rejoices. If we falter along the way, God picks us up, brushes us off and gets us back on track. If we falter to the point where we can’t carry ourselves, He is there to carry us until we are strong enough to get back on our own feet. He has set the example of what real love is. It’s wonderful to know that kind of love is available to us if we choose to accept Him.
As much as parents sacrifice for their children, just think of the sacrifice Jesus made so very long ago. He took on the sins of the entire world. He was subjected to humiliation, verbal assault, and being beaten to the point where He was unrecognizable. Then, hanging on that cross, He asked God to “forgive them for they know not what they do”. With that, He died for us. He made the ultimate sacrifice.
A mother’s love is a wonderful gift, but God’s love- the ultimate!
