Friday's thoughts on Sunday's sermon

What will we remember on Mother's Day?

1. We will remember a place and the people in it.
2. We will remember a person and the character of her.
3. We will remember a promise and how we please her.

I think the most questionable part of the sermon comes from the quote of the scripture Matthew 12:46-50. "While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside because they wanted to talk to him. Someone told Jesus, 'Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to talk with you.'
Jesus answered, 'Who is my mother and who are my brothers?' Then he pointed to his disciples and said, 'These are my mother and my brothers! Anyone who obeys my Father in heaven is my brother or sister or mother.'"

This may be one of the most important passages in the bible. Matthew gives us an interesting exchange between Jesus and his family. His mother is important to him and this statement is not a rejection of his mother. It is a coming of age of a man who grew up with a mother who knew that he had a greater destiny than working with his own people and finding support from his close-knit family.

I think this passage reflects Jesus fulfillment of his destiny and if his mother heard what he said, I think she would have been proud.

Our mother's seek to have us become self-sufficient, independent adults who have something to give the world.

How do we make our mother proud? We grow up; that's how.

How, in this way, have you made your mother proud?

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Charles Schuster