Regional Synod of Canada - Reformed Church in America

Pioneer Christian Monthly

Date - May/81

Contributor - Anonymous

Title - To All Living Mothers

Topic - Women

If my mother would have been alive today, I certainly would have visited her and brought her some flowers, or if she would have been too far away to be visited, I most certainly would have written in a letter what I otherwise might have said to her. That letter would then have looked like this:

Dear Mom:

I love you, and I am happy and proud to be your son. You know that I did not always feel like that, but then I have discovered that I often was so selfish and blinded by my own ambitions that I either had no time for you, or I would not recognize your beautiful concern and attention for me.

That is all beginning to change now since I went through some very painful growing-up experiences. It has taught me to see many things as they are, instead of seeing what I want to see and hearing what I want to hear whenever that would suit me. I am discovering that my life as a Christian touches many other lives, and theirs touch mine. It brought back memories of the all too short time that we were together until the fatal day that took you away from me and us. Now I can say that God's Grace is sufficient; at that time, I could not do that and I just blamed God for being so cruel. Which reminds me, dear Mother, that it was you who taught me about Jesus and His love; you found that in the Bible. I remember your faithful reading of His Word many a time, daily. I recall that you found a lot of help in that lovely book Pilgrim's Progress, when Dad spent so many years in a prisoner-of-war camp, and you had to deal with all of us by yourself. You were indeed a very courageous lady and I am proud that an uncle once said that he recognized a great deal of who you were and your character in me! I am thankful to know that! I want you to know that Jesus is now Lord of my life and I trust this will give you a lot of comfort and joy, even though not all of your other children have yielded to Him. I now also understand a little of your heartache about this, when I look at my children, for not all of them have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. But I will keep on praying for them just as you always did!.

I sort of had to write you this letter, because you will understand even the things I did not mention, for I remember that most of the time you did not need a lot of explanation, since you had already sensed what was up, before I could tell you. You see, behind that big hard shell of your son's robust manhood there ticks a warm heart that yearns for your kind and tender touch. Of course, you knew this already, as well.

I just hope that the flowers will arrive in time for Mother's Day, because I like you to have a cheerful day with lots of sweet memories, and God will allow you to slowly forget some of the heartaches I caused you.

Go ahead, Mom, and be happy. God loves you and I love you. Your son, now a praying husband.

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