New's Analysis and Commentary | Motherhood is Ministry
The children born to you are yours to shape and mold for the better part of two decades, even though most of the shaping and molding is done in the first decade. The second decade is more a training period for them to learn to repeat the process (and I am not referring to the process of procreation. They don’t need much help in that department.)
Let us not forget that “your children” is not exclusively a biological definition. Sometimes God favors us with the opportunity to have an impact upon a child not born to us. What a bonus that is, and in the case of mothers who are unable to bear children, what a blessing that He delivers to you a child He loves so much that He entrusts it to you. Handle each with care.
A child does not know what he/she does not know. You are the bridge between past generations and future ones. It is up to you to teach them, particularly in regard to helping them develop relationships with grandparents and great grandparents, where possible. They won’t appreciate this until they are older, when their memories of that past generation are all they have, and then they will bless you (again).
Happy Mothers Day 2017.
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