Pastor's Corner

for Sunday May 9th
Today is Mother’s day, a day we pay tribute to our mothers, that very special and significant person in our lives. Yet I know many face Mother’s Day with mixed feelings. For some of you, Mother’s Day just highlights some of the more painful aspects of your life. Perhaps you feel sadness because your own mother is no longer around, or perhaps because you have outlived some of your children. Then too, some of you may even feel resentment toward your mother because, to tell the truth, she wasn’t a very good mom. And our hearts break for those of you who long to be mothers yet God has not blessed you with children. Maybe you are a single mom and “motherhood” is simply exhausting. The apostle Paul tells us that, “God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them”. If you are a Christian then God assures you that He will use everything that’s happened and is happening in your life to your good. That scripture goes on to tell us that the “good” that God is working through the “bad” stuff is to shape us into the image of His son Jesus. So, whether you had a good mother or not; if your mother is still alive or not, God is using that to shape you into the image of Jesus and for that we can give Him praise. I don’t know what Mother’s Day holds for you but whether it is a good day or a “mixed” day I hope this promise of God’s will encourage you today.
Pastor Don.