Mother’s
Day Tribute
Some
time ago, I read this article which greatly touched my heart.
The
author is unknown and I believe it will encourage you.
A young
Mother set her foot on the path of life.
“Is the way long?” she asked. And
her guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard and you will be old before you reach
the end of it. But the end will be
better than the beginning.” But the
young Mother was happy and she would not believe that anything could be better
than these years. So she played with the
children and gathered the flowers for them along the way, and bathed with them
in the clear streams. And the sun shone
on them and life was good and the young Mother cried, “Nothing will ever be
lovelier than this!”
And, the night came, and the storms. The path
was dark and the children shook with fear and cold, and the Mother drew them
close and covered them with her mantle. The
children said, “O Mother, we’re not afraid, for you are here and no harm can
come.” And the mother said, “This is
better than the brightness of day, for I have taught my children courage.”
And
when morning came, there was a hill ahead, and the children climbed and grew
weary, and the Mother was weary. But at
all times, she said to the children, “A little patience and we’ll be
there.” So the children climbed and when
they reached the top, they said, “We could not have done it without you,
Mother.” And the Mother, when she laid
down that night, looked up at the stars and said, “This is a better day than
the last, for my children have learned strength in the face of hardness. Yesterday I gave them courage. Today I have given them strength.”
And
the next day came, with strange clouds that darkened the earth, clouds of war,
of hate, of evil. And the children
groped and stumbled and the Mother said, “Look up, lift your eyes to the
lights.” And the children looked and saw
above the clouds an everlasting glory, and it guided them and brought them
beyond the darkness. And that night,
Mother talked about Jesus and said, “This is the best day of all, for I have
shown my children God.”
And
the days went on, and the weeks went on, and the months and the years, and the
Mother was old and she was little and bent, but the children were strong and
walked with faith and courage. And when the
way was rough, they lifted her, for she was light as a feather. And at last they came to a hill, and beyond
the hill they could see the end of a shining road. The golden gates were flung wide and the
Mother said, “I have reached the end of my journey, and now I know that the end
is better than the beginning, for my children can walk alone, for they walk
with God.” And the children said, ‘You
will always be with us, Mother, even when you’ve gone through the gates of the
Savior.” And they stood and watched her
as she went alone, and
And
the gates closed behind her. And they
said, “We cannot see, but she is still with us.
A Mother like ours is more than a memory…she is a living presence.” This Mother’s Day, we can all be grateful for
mothers who have served us with love and given their lives for us.
Terry
Risser
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