Pr 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Pr 23:24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. Pr 23:25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. Pr 23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
I wish I could say that I always brought my mother joy and gladness, but I can not. There were so many times that I tried the patience and love of my mom. It was not easy raising my brother and me. We were wild at times and certainly disobedience. We did little in the way of honoring our mother, albeit our father tried his best to instill it within us. I would have been blessed to give mom the respect she was due, but I was dull to the importance of selflessness.
But what I could not give or would not give to mom, the Lord Jesus Christ supplied. She is rejoicing now in the presence of her Lord. And I would like to think that in a small way, while I am spending the rest of my life serving Christ, she is rejoicing over that. Thanks Mom, for being such an unselfish, understanding mother. And for all the prayers you prayed on behalf of your sons, especially this one, I can never repay you.
(In honor of Lola Fay Groves)
