Last Sunday was Mother's Day. I've been thinking about that fact for the past week.
To question Mother's Day is risky. Who dares to question anything that honors mothers? But I can't get this thought out of my head.
Why Sunday? Why do we celebrate and honor mothers on a Sunday? (This applies also to Fathers Day.)
Sunday is the day set aside for the Lord. We have six days for ourselves with the seventh day each week set aside for the Lord. Instead of taking one of OUR days, we take the day intended for the Lord and make it the day we honor mothers. My thought is that five days a week we are busy working. Saturday is a full day what with chores to day and sports on TV. That leaves Sunday. We're not doing much on Sunday. There's lots of free time on Sunday. So let's take that day and use it to honor mothers. That way it will interfere as little as possible with our lives.
We're just too busy during the rest of the week. We can't take time away from ourselves. Mother's aren't that important. So we'll take time away from God.
Let's make Mother's Day be on a Saturday. Then guys will have to give up their sports. That will truly be a sacrifice that shows how much we love our mothers.
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