The Not So Happy Mother's Day

This is a post that I want to write. I don't have adequate words.

This is for those out there who are dreading this Sunday, Mother's Day, for whatever reason. For those who have experienced the death of a child, the death of a mother, or are dealing with infertility.

I can only imagine the feelings that this day brings. I imagine that a lot of you avoid people. Stay at home. Don't go to church where a sermon will be preached shining a spotlight on your loss. Some of you will sit in silence. No one ever knowing you are hurting deeply inside.

And I, being a mom to 3 young children and still having my mother here with me, am in no position to offer up advice. I only write this so that you will know that you are being thought of this weekend and to make others aware. I have family members and friends that have dealt with all of these issues, yet still for many years I have remained oblivious to the hurt and suffering around me this particular day. I imagine this is because people don't always broadcast their hurts. We keep them bottled inside. But God's Word tell us in 1 Corinthians 12:26 that "if one member suffers, all suffer together..." We should feel the hurt that our fellow sisters in Christ are feeling.

For those silent grievers this weekend, I do not have the words to comfort you, but I can lead you to the comfort of the cross. Out of Christ's suffering on the cross, our salvation has been purchased. If God, in all His wisdom, could sacrifice His only son through  such suffering, we can trust that He will remain faithful to us during our times of suffering.

Cry out to Jesus this Mother's Day! And for the rest of us celebrating, take a moment to say a prayer for those who wish they were.

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4