You only have one physical birth but numerous spiritual rebirths
As I head towards 50 I want to say some thank yous
So if God comes first who comes next? I guess it is no surprise to say, my mother. It was Louise L Hay who said, “ We chose our parents”.
What a phenomenal thing to conceive a child, carry it for 9 months (my mother always reminds me) and then give birth to a child. How could your life ever be the same thereafter?
God chose Mary to have his only begotten and somehow with the help of God I chose my mother and father to give birth to me.
Did Mary ever truly understand Jesus? Does any parent really understand their child? Does any child really understand their parent? I don’t think I have really understood my mother nor my mother me. Why would we? We are two individuals, products of our own time and experiences.
In many ways each experience of influential people in my life is like my experience of my mother, they have influenced me before I knew it. Some remain in my life as does my mother others have departed and yet others although not now directly in my life have left their impression upon it.
My mother often reminds me, “You only get one mother!” But I have learned that you only get one mother who gives physical birth to you but there are many mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers along the way who plant seeds and bring us forth in new ways.
Best day,
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PS A song that comes to mind with I think of my mother
