Standing near the cross were Jesus" mother... When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, "Dear woman, here is your son..."
John 19:25-27 NLT
Jesus loved his mum. And in one of his last acts reached out and provided her with support from his very best person on earth.
So give your mum some love today.
And if you can't, if you're mum is no longer with you, give someone else's mum some thanks, some strength for the journey.
And maybe today as our society reminds those who want to have children and can't, those who have stillborn, miscarried, lost a child... reminds them of what they haven't got, perhaps there's someone today who needs a word of love and courage from you or me...
#lovepeople
#mothersday
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he ...
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