Faith Of Our Mothers Living Still

“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.” Exodus 20:12

Every year on Mother’s Day we stop to think about the person who brought us into the world, took care of us when we were helpless and guided us through our formative years.

Some have had a mother such as this.  Others have not had mothers who loved them.  On this day (and every day), I am forever grateful for the faith and love of my mother.

Her faith in her Savior is what led me to my faith in my Savior.  Her mother had this faith, too and now my children have the same faith.  Multi-generational faith can lead to strong families.  Teaching the next generation at times feels daunting and as if we are fighting a losing battle but know that it has an impact!

We make a stronger impact on our children when we daily live our faith in front of them.  When they see our sacrifices to not just material wealth but godly giving over of ourselves to higher standards in order to teach them that walking the narrow path still is the best way.  Motherhood is about showing peace in the midst of storms and conflicts.  Mothers that want to live for God can bring a calm in every storm that passes understanding.

I’ll be singing this song today at church about the faith our mothers have but I’ll be thinking about MY mother who’s faith resembles everything talked about in this song.

Faith of our mo­thers, liv­ing still
In cra­dle song and bed­time pray­er;
In nur­se­ry lore and fire­side love,
Thy pre­sence still per­vades the air:
Faith of our mo­thers, liv­ing faith!
We will be true to thee to death.

Faith of our mo­thers, lov­ing faith,
Fount of our child­hood’s trust and grace,
Oh, may thy con­se­cra­tion prove
Source of a fin­er, nob­ler race:
Faith of our mo­thers, lov­ing faith,
We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our mo­thers, guid­ing faith,
For youth­ful long­ing, youth­ful doubt,
How blurred our vi­sion, blind our way,
Thy pro­vi­den­tial care with­out:
Faith of our mo­thers, guid­ing faith,
We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our mo­thers, Christ­ian faith,
Is truth be­yond our stum­bling creeds,
Still serve the home and save the Church,
And breathe thy spir­it through our deeds:
Faith of our mo­thers, Christ­ian faith!
We will be true to thee till death.