Monday's thoughts on next Sunday's Sermon

The Denver Broncos first round draft pick was Von Miller. He played football at Texas A & M. The position he will play is linebacker. Linebackers on the defensive end of the football field have to be the most versatile. They have to be able to tackle running backs who get past the large defensive linemen and they have to cover receivers who are open in their area.

Von Miller was the second pick in the draft. There was only one other player who was selected ahead of him. He was one of the top football players in the country and based on when he was chosen you could say he was the second best or maybe even first since the first player chosen was a quarterback and played offense.

Why mention this? Von Miller said something about his mother. He said his mother signed him up to play little league football but didn't tell his father she had done it. His father didn't want him to play football.

The Millers have their own ways of communicating and, obviously, what they did and the way they did it is not recommended as far as communication in marriage is concerned. One parent sneaking around another parent is bad practice. But what Von Miller said about his mother is important. He said, "She did it because she wanted me to be happy."

When I remember my mother I remember the things she did because she wanted my sister and me to be happy. That, it seems, was her primary motivation.

Sunday we will honor our mothers. We will remember what she did for us and why she did it. Mother's Day is a highlight of the year for many of us. Certainly, there are people for whom Mother's Day is difficult because of the sadness the day brings. There are relationships that were broken and never repaired and that makes Mother's Day especially difficult. For some of us Mother's Day will bring the sadness that grief brings since our mother has died and remembrances of her are painful.

May 8th we will celebrate our mothers; the way she helped us by doing for us so that we would be happy.

What are your memories/what is your current experience with your mother?
If you have some thoughts about that you are willing to share with me write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of the blog click on the 'comments' box below.

I look forward to hearing from you.


Charles Schuster