A Mother's Love

   I remember in my early years of being married, I had gotten a bad case of the flu.  I felt absolutely awful.  My husband looked at me and said, "Is there anything I can do?'

  I looked at him and said, "I just want my Mom!"  Mom's just know what to do. Whether I was sick or having a bad day or struggling with a problem, my mom was always there for me.  A mother's love goes beyond understanding.

  I often consider this when I'm praying the Rosary. I wonder about all the years Jesus and Mary spent together before His ministry. Obviously, God understood the great love shared between Jesus and His Mother. When meditating on Jesus' Passion I wonder about God's special blessing which allowed Mary to fight the crowd and be exactly where she needed to be when Jesus fell carrying His cross. Jesus' body was exhausted and beaten. Yet when He looked up after falling, He saw the face of His Mother.  I like to imagine the love they must have exchanged at that moment.  I'm sure God knew how important having this small moment would be for both of them.  The love they shared was stronger than the evil which surrounded them.  

  Mary is always obedient to God's Will, but being a mother she knows how to love and intercede for her children. I hope in heaven God reveals the prayers Mary said for her Son, and the prayers she she says for each of us. What an extraordinary gift Jesus gave us on the cross when He made Mary our Mother.  I think Jesus knew we would have moments in our lives when we "just want our Mom's" to help us with life's difficulties. 

  This Mother's Day I would like to encourage you to honor those
women you call "Mom" here on earth and also to remember the heavenly Mother Jesus so generously shares with all of us.  Have a blessed Mother's Day!

-Susan