A Mother’s Love

To all our moms, grandmoms, grannys, nanas, me’me’res and all the special women in our lives, I wish you a Happy Mother’s Day !!!
I am looking forward to spending the day with the mother of my children, her mother and hoping that my mother gets our Card and gift in time.
Our Sunday Mother’s Day service is being prepared by our Children’s Pastor, Elaina Rogers. She has plans to involve children and mothers in a celebration of God’s special relationship and role he has given to moms.
I know the task of being a mother is great. The responsibility and demands never end. Meanwhile the energy it takes to be a Mom, seems to end all too quickly. And yet, Mothers press on and we Honor you on this Day.
The scriptures point out the primary duty of parenting in Proverbs 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” This truth gets plays out in both the positive and the negative aspect. If we train our children in proper behavior and good habits, they will stick through their life. Equally as true, if our training allows poor habits and improper behavior to exist, then they will stick through our children’s life.
As your pastor, I realize that the stakes are high for Motherhood. Therefore, the Executive Board of our church recently adopted a mission, vision and goal statement which acknowledges the great task of parenting and our near-term plans to support the family unit. The core of the document is as follows:
Mission: Christ Centered Community Connected
Vision: To bring salvation, health and support to families and community by being child centered, family focused and relationship driven.
Goal: To be a spiritual leader to our children, families and community: We will accomplish this by focusing on reaching children from birth to age 21 and training their parents towards Christ centered lives.