Mother’s Angelic Influence – May 12, 2002
An old proverb states that “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” Mothers everywhere do His work on earth. This divine work includes the demanding but rewarding sacrifices of child rearing. Mothers teach and inspire, comfort and encourage, and even take time out for fun.
The role of motherhood is a calling and service next to that of angels. After becoming President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln said, “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”1 With all they do for us, it’s little wonder that most of us regard our own mothers as heaven-sent. Sometimes years of struggle and heartache will cause a mother to wonder if it’s all been worthwhile. Every mother must know that her efforts are never in vain. Her abiding love and sustaining influence, like an unseen angel, will always bless her children, no matter how many years or miles separate her from them.
A young man found himself in the most dreadful of circumstances as a prisoner of war. During the many pain-filled days when things didn’t look very hopeful, he would think back on the beautiful March day when his mother took some time to fly his kite with him. The images of his mother laughing like a schoolgirl as she took her turn flying the kite were etched deeply in his memory. He learned that his mother’s love could extend across years and continents to comfort him still.2
As children leave home to face the trials and temptations of life, there will remain locked in their minds a peace and reassurance founded on their mothers’ love.
Mothers: know that your love is always with your children. Even now they are likely thinking of you. Your angelic influence will never be erased.
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1. In Louise Bachelder, ed., Abraham Lincoln: Wit and Wisdom (New York: Peter Pauper Press, Inc., 1965), 6.
2. See Jack Canfield, Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Mothers (Deerfield Beach, Fla: Health Communications, Inc., 1997), 190.