Celebrating Godly Mothers

Because this Sunday is Mother's Day, I want to devote this week's edition of Think, Act and Be Like Jesus to honoring mothers.  If there's one attitude families are guilty of more than any other when it comes to mothers, it's presumption.....taking them for granted.  As a child and even well into my teenager years, I never lost sleep wondering who was going to type my history term paper.  Never felt compelled to make my school lunch before I went to bed.  Never thought about making sure the clothes I wanted to wear where clean.  All of those things just magically took care of themselves.....THANKS MOM!

As each of us, in our own way, prepares to honor the mothers in our lives, I want to encourage you to think about her example, her support, her humor, her counsel, her humility, her hospitality, her insight, her patience, her sacrifices.  

Old "honest Abe" was correct:  "He is not poor who has had a godly mother."  Indebted, but not poor.

Moms, on Mother's Day Sunday we rise up and call you blessed.  But knowing you, you'll feel uneasy in the limelight.  You'll probably look for a place to hide.  True servants are like that.

In preparation for Mother's Day, I would encourage you to take the time to read Proverbs 31:10-31 and thank God for the "mother" in your life!

Finally, before I wrap-up this edition of my weekly email, I wanted to let you know that beginning Sunday evening, we will be hosting two families on our campus through our Room4Hope outreach ministry.  I think it is only fitting that the two families we will be hosting are both single moms who need our love and support during this season of transition in their lives.  If you are interested in volunteering, we are still in need of overnight hosts for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  Dinner hosts for Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and breakfast hosts for Monday, Friday and Saturday.  If you are interested in volunteering, please email Pastor Doug at doug.boyd@fbcbeaverton.org.

See you Sunday.

Pastor Doug