Monday's Blessing
Galatians 5:6
"The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love."
In our hearts we know the message of Jesus to be very simple. Our faith in God is expressed through our loving actions to others. Today's verse is similar to Jesus telling the religious experts that if you love God and your neighbor you understand the entire Bible. At this moment it is St. Paul writing those words.
I can't think of any other way to express the motherly love we bestow on our children than those words from Galatians. It is an unconditional love that never wavers and is there for eternity. It is amazing how once we feel that life within in us we are deeply connected through thick and thin unable to break a bond that was connected through God. For it is our children who open for us the true beauty of life. As they grow, we reminisce through our own childhood memories reliving our past with them. These moments shared again and again bring similes to our hearts illuminating life's blessings. We live and breathe those words "faith expresses itself through love."
Before I was a Mom
Before I was a Mom -
I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.
Before I was a Mom -
I cleaned my house each day. I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on - Pooped on - Spit on - Chewed on, or Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom -
I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests...or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom -
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life
so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known The warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.
-author unknown
Father,
I ask you to bless every mother today
with outstretched arms may you
embrace them.
Touch them, love them,
so that they can feel your presence.
And know they are treasured.
Galatians 5:6
"The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love."
In our hearts we know the message of Jesus to be very simple. Our faith in God is expressed through our loving actions to others. Today's verse is similar to Jesus telling the religious experts that if you love God and your neighbor you understand the entire Bible. At this moment it is St. Paul writing those words.
I can't think of any other way to express the motherly love we bestow on our children than those words from Galatians. It is an unconditional love that never wavers and is there for eternity. It is amazing how once we feel that life within in us we are deeply connected through thick and thin unable to break a bond that was connected through God. For it is our children who open for us the true beauty of life. As they grow, we reminisce through our own childhood memories reliving our past with them. These moments shared again and again bring similes to our hearts illuminating life's blessings. We live and breathe those words "faith expresses itself through love."
Before I was a Mom
Before I was a Mom -
I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.
Before I was a Mom -
I cleaned my house each day. I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on - Pooped on - Spit on - Chewed on, or Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom -
I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests...or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom -
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life
so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known The warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.
-author unknown
Father,
I ask you to bless every mother today
with outstretched arms may you
embrace them.
Touch them, love them,
so that they can feel your presence.
And know they are treasured.
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