Honor Mothers!

Honor Mothers!  (Spanish quotes included)                        5-13-12   by Kelly Durant

Eph 6:2-3

2 "Honor your father and mother"-which is the first commandment with a promise- 3 "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth."  

1. God expects mothers to be strong characters that defend what is right and raise their children in the knowledge of the word of God! Every mother must accept that they are influencers and leaders in society. The founder of the Salvation Army, William Booth, had a strong character, and his wife, Catherine Booth, and mother of their children had a very strong character too! They fought for women’s rights and they were the first in history to bring equality in the pulpit; in other words Catherine Booth obtained respect for a woman to spiritually teach and preach which was not accepted up until then in the late 1800’s due to her.

Did you know when the Salvation Army was founded in 1865 that 60 to 70% of the initial members were young mothers and they were valiant preachers too! And today in this Corps, we expect the mothers to be leaders not just to their children, but leaders in society too winning many souls to Jesus!

2.  Paul states that men and women, fathers and mothers, are spiritually the same in Christ.   Gal. 3:28 Ya no hay judío ni griego; no hay esclavo ni libre; no hay varón ni mujer; porque todos vosotros sois uno en Cristo Jesús.

 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  Women, or mothers, deserve the same respect as anyone else and sometimes deserve even more because they are sacrificial.

3.  Una madre es alguien que nos guía y nos inspira.  Ella nos ayuda a lograr nuestros sueños y deseos.

Con su sabiduría y profundidad alumbra el sendero de sus hijos y les trae alegría.     A mother is someone who guides us and inspires us. She helps us to accomplish our dreams and desires. With her wisdom and depth she lightens the way for her children bringing them happiness!

4.  “Todas las madres son ricas si aman a sus hijos.  No hay madres pobres, feas ni viejas. El amor que brindan siempre da los gozos más inefables” —Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949)

All mothers are wealthy if they love their children. There are no poor mothers, ugly ones, or old ones. The love they give will always bring happiness.

5.  Deuteronomy 5:16  Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

6.   Partió el pan en dos partes y las dio a los niños, que comieron con avidez.
     —No guardó nada para ella -gruñó el sargento.
     —Es que no tiene hambre -aventuró el soldado.
     —Es que es madre —añadió el sargento.     —Victor Hugo (1802-1885

She broke the bread in two halves and gave it to the children that quickly devoured it. She kept nothing for herself, grumbled the sergeant. It is because she was not hungry, added the soldier; it is because she is the mother replied the sergeant.

7. Mi madre me decía: «Si te haces soldado, llegarás a general; si te haces monje, terminarás siendo papa.» En vez de eso, me hice pintor, y terminé siendo Picasso.  My mother told me: “If you make yourself a soldier, you will become a general, If you make yourself a monk you will become the pope”. But instead I made myself a painter and I ended up being Picasso.

8. En cierta ocasión, un niño parcialmente sordo volvió del colegio a su casa; llevaba una nota de la dirección, la cual recomendaba que los padres lo sacaran del centro docente, ya que «era demasiado falto de inteligencia para aprender» La madre del niño leyó la nota y dijo: «Mi hijo Tom no es “falto de inteligencia”. Yo misma le enseñaré.»
     Cuando Tom murió muchos años después, los estadounidenses le rindieron homenaje apagando todas las luces del país durante un minuto. Pues este Tom fue el que inventó la lámpara incandescente; y no solo eso, también inventó el fonógrafo y un rudimentario proyector de películas. En total, Thomas Edison patentó más de mil inventos.  A mi madre le debo lo que soy!

Once there was a child that was half deaf and he returned from school to his home with a note with some instructions recommending that the parents remove their son from the educational center due to the fact that “he had too low of an intelligence to learn”. The mother of Tom read the note and said, “My son Tom is not lacking in intelligence. I personally will teach him”.

 When Tom died years later, the students rendered homage to him turning out all the lights for a minute. It was Tom that had invented the light bulb; not just that but also he invented photography and a film projector. In the end Thomas Edison had a patent on thousands of inventions. “I owe to my mother who I am!’

9. Así poseas riquezas incalculables, cofres de oro y joyas deseables,
jamás podrás ser más rico que yo: pues tuve una madre que me leyó.—Strickland Gillian (1869-1954)

If you own incalculable riches, chests of gold, coveted jewelry, you could never be richer than I, because I had a mother that read to me.

10.  Prov 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.Prov 31:10 Mujer virtuosa, ¿quién la hallará? Porque su estima sobrepasa largamente a la de las piedras preciosas.

11. Jamás en la vida encontraréis ternura mejor, más profunda, más desinteresada ni  verdadera que la de vuestra madre --Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), novelista francés.    Never in life will you find a tenderness, a depth, a sacrificial-ness and truth better than the one found in our mother.

12.  Lo que hace maravillosa a una madre es el espíritu abnegado que la mueve a sacrificar tiempo, fuerzas y, de ser necesario, hasta la salud por el bien de su hijo. What makes a mother so wonderful is that she has a self-denying spirit that gives up all the time and strength needed, and even her own health, for the good of her son.

13. Mi vida comenzó cuando desperté y amé el rostro de mi madre. —George Eliot (1819-1880), British Novelist.  My life began when I woke up and loved the face of my mother.

14. La maternidad es la más importante de todas las profesiones. Exige más conocimientos que cualquier otro asunto relacionado con el hombre. —Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) Motherhood is one of the most important professions there are. It demands one have more knowledge of all subjects related to man.

15. Prov 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

Prov. 31:28 Se levantan sus hijos y la llaman bienaventurada;

   Y su marido también la alaba:

16.  La mano que mece la cuna, es la misma que rige el mundo. William Wallace (1819-1881) The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Everyone has a different memory of what their mother was like, some have better memories than others, but in the end you are here, you were fed, you did have clothes, and you do remember the time you had together, the food and the love.

It is the women, the mothers, throughout history that have been the ones to bring about a real change in society, in their homes, and with their children!  Let’s pray the Lord brings more mothers to learn about God’s word and let’s pray for them to have the strength they need to do so many things for their families, church, and friends in need.  Where there are few mothers, the world suffers!