Happy Mother’s Day to all of our moms, grandmothers, mothers-to-be, and all those women who treat everyone they meet with motherly love and compassion!
I encourage all of us on this special day to take a few minutes away from the normal hustle and bustle of life to thank in word or thought our moms and/or women who have been like moms to us, living and deceased, for all that has been possible in our lives because of them. How much laughter has been shared? How many tears wiped away? How many school projects cheered on? How often did mom “save the day” when all looked dark and grim? How much time did mom give me, time that could have been spent in so many other ways? In his book, The Little Prince, Saint Exupery writes: “It’s the time you’ve wasted on your rose that makes your rose so important.” In one way or another, our moms gave us time, love, and nurturing, treating us as beautiful roses in their personal gardens. This is important to remember and celebrate. And if our moms are already resting in eternity, their rest is probably filled with the work of taking care of us!
Even if we do not have a close relationship with our biological moms, Jesus gave us His from the cross: “Behold your Mother.” This is perhaps one of the greatest signs of God’s love for us! Let us ask Mary, our Mother, to guide and protect all mothers on the continuing journey!
– Sister Marie Paul Grech, SND
In the Hands of the Potter 
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