Mother's Day

This past Mother's Day, my family and I were in Church and we listened to a great sermon about mothers. We heard, among other things that:

--"Our mothers gave us life."

--"They are a treasure God has given us."

--"Failing to honor and respect them is failing to do as we are commanded by God."

Also, we were urged to:

--"Lift our mothers up"

and

--"Find a "substitute" mother to honor if our own Mother has passed away."

As I said, it was a great sermon--reminded us of what our mothers mean to us and also of the duty we have to honor them. It was entirely fitting for Mother's Day. Not one person in that sanctuary looked offended. Not one person thought we had taken away from God any glory.

Yet I thought that it was remarkable that while it's perfectly alright and commendable (and expected) to honor our mothers, two years ago, I would have felt that to do the same with Mary the Mother of Jesus would be blasphemous, improper, impious, and/or idolatrous.

Funny how things change....