Steve and I go to the "Marriage And Family Relations" Sunday School class. Today our lesson was about the Sacred Roles of Mothers. In the class we read a quote from Elder Jeffery R. Holland. There are some things that really stuck out in my mind. He is talking about a mother who was discouraged. Here is the quote:
“But one thing, she said, keeps her going: ‘Through the thick and the thin of this, and through the occasional tears of it all, I know deep down inside I am doing God’s work. I know that in my motherhood I am in an eternal partnership with Him. I am deeply moved that God finds His ultimate purpose and meaning in being a parent, even if some of His children make Him weep.
“ ‘It is this realization,’ she says, ‘that I try to recall on those inevitably difficult days when all of this can be a bit overwhelming. Maybe it is precisely our inability and anxiousness that urge us to reach out to Him and enhance His ability to reach back to us. Maybe He secretly hopes we will be anxious,’ she said, ‘and will plead for His help. Then, I believe, He can teach these children directly, through us, but with no resistance offered. I like that idea,’ she concludes. ‘It gives me hope. If I can be right before my Father in Heaven, perhaps His guidance to our children can be unimpeded. Maybe then it can be His work and His glory in a very literal sense’ "
“ ‘It is this realization,’ she says, ‘that I try to recall on those inevitably difficult days when all of this can be a bit overwhelming. Maybe it is precisely our inability and anxiousness that urge us to reach out to Him and enhance His ability to reach back to us. Maybe He secretly hopes we will be anxious,’ she said, ‘and will plead for His help. Then, I believe, He can teach these children directly, through us, but with no resistance offered. I like that idea,’ she concludes. ‘It gives me hope. If I can be right before my Father in Heaven, perhaps His guidance to our children can be unimpeded. Maybe then it can be His work and His glory in a very literal sense’ "
Wow. That really puts a different perspective on motherhood. To look at it as a partnership with my Heavenly Father. What kind of partner am I??? Scary question. I really like that last half of the quote that says that if I can be right before my Father in Heaven and go to Him for His help in raising my children he can give unimpeded guidance to my children. Again, wow! I guess I have a lot to think about today....
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I love that picture! Being a mom is tough stuff. I love it, but it is really hard sometimes. Thanks for the quote.
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