What is mothering Sunday? Well it was a time when children in service used to be reunited with their mothers (and fathers) and with their mother church. Today it is a time when we celebrate mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, step-mothers, mothers-in-law and those who mother to us generally. We celebrate the times they look after us, especially when we are young. When they feed us, clothe us, clean up our room and keep a close eye on our safety and well being.
The bible has many stories of mothers. Hannah who had Samuel, Naomi who lost her children only to find a loyal daughter-in-law in Ruth, Eve, who is the first mother in the bible and Mary who gave birth to Jesus Christ, the founder of the Christian faith.. We get a hint that even in his ministry Mary was keeping an eye on him.
When I was born, not only did I have a mother but two grandmothers and a great-grandmother too. I celebrate with other people today as I no longer have any of these people physically here but I hold onto the Christian hope that I will one day see them in the Resurrection life. Since losing my mother this has been of great comfort to me. This hope is founded on Jesus Christ who died but rose again to new life for all and he offers each one of us this too.
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