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Mother’s Day Special - Sunday, May 10, 2026 · Voices Of Life

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Welcome to the Voices of Life podcast, where
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his light will lead the way. Welcome to the Voices
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of Life podcast, a ministry of the Church for
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Life. Welcome to the Voices of Life podcast,
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a ministry of the Church for Life. Today is Sunday,
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May 10th, 2026, a day of honor, reflection, and
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gratitude. And now, here's your host, Pastor
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David. Good morning, family. This is Pastor David,
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and I wanted to welcome you to this very special
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Mother's Day edition of Voices of Life, a ministry
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of the Church for Life. Today, our hearts are
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turned toward gratitude, honor, and a beautiful
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gift of motherhood in all its forms. But before
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we begin... I want to take a brief moment to
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acknowledge that today is also Confederate Memorial
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Day in both North and South Carolina. This date
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appears on the civic calendar for those two states,
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and as a ministry, we're committed to truth,
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compassion, and historical clarity. We do not
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ignore the weight of these days like this. Last
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month, in Season 2, Episode 4, A Day of Remembrance,
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A Christian Reflection on the Civil War and Reconciliation,
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We dedicated an entire episode to exploring the
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history, context, and meaning of that observance.
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We approached it with honesty, humility, and
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a Christ -centered commitment to reconciliation.
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Because of that, we will not revisit the full
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history today. Instead, we will simply acknowledge
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the date for those two states, we remember the
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human cost of our nation's past, and we reaffirm
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our calling to walk in truth, unity, and grace.
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And now, with our hearts centered and our focus
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clear, we turn fully toward Mother's Day, a day
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of honor, remembrance, and blessing. A day to
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celebrate the women who have shaped our lives,
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nurtured our faith, and reflected the heart of
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God through their love. Mothers shape our world
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in ways that cannot be measured. Some teach us
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how to walk. Some teach us how to pray. Some
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teach us how to rise after falling. And some
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teach us simply by the way they love. Today we
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honor mothers raising children right now. Mothers
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who have passed on. Grandmothers and great -grandmothers.
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Aunties who stepped in as second moms. Women
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who long to be mothers. Women who mentor, guide,
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and nurture others. Single mothers carrying both
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roles. Stepmothers building blended families
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with grace. Spiritual mothers who shape lives
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through faith and compassion. Motherhood is not
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defined by biology. It is defined by love in
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action. Our scripture for this hour comes from
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Proverbs 31, verse 26. And it says, She opens
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her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness
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is on her tongue. This verse is not about perfection.
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It is about presence. It's about the quiet, steady
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influence of a woman who pours love into others.
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Mothers often carry the emotional weight of the
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family. They pray silently, work tirelessly,
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love fiercely. And God sees every moment. My
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mom taught me how to be strong without being
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hard. She taught me how to be gentle without
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being weak. I miss her every day, but her love
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still guides me. The ones that stay with us long
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after childhood. Maybe your mother taught you
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how to cook. Maybe she taught you how to forgive.
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Maybe she taught you how to stand up for yourself.
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Or maybe she taught you how to trust God when
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life gets heavy. I want you to think about the
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one lesson your mother taught you that shaped
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your life. Hold that thought. Let it sit with
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you. I'll share mine. My mother taught me that
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love is not loud, it's consistent. It's in the
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small things, the everyday things, the things
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nobody sees. And that lesson has shaped my ministry,
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my leadership, and my heart. We will now take
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a look at some letters that we have received.
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And we received some several beautiful messages
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from listeners who wanted to honor their mothers
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today. Here are a few. That's beautiful. Strength
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and gentleness, what a powerful combination.
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Let's listen to another excerpt from a letter
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from our listeners. Chosen love is one of the
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greatest gifts a mother can give. You know, family,
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these messages remind us that motherhood takes
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many forms. And all of them matter. Every single
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one of them. Let's take a moment to pray. who
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pours into others, feel honored, valued, and
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deeply loved. Amen. Let's be honest. Motherhood
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is not easy. It's beautiful, yes. But it's also
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exhausting, sometimes overwhelming, and it's
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a lonely job. Especially if there's no better
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half or other half, whichever way you want to
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look at it, in the family. Some mothers are raising
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children alone, some caring for aging parents,
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some are grieving children that they lost. Some
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are praying for children who have drifted away.
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I know someone like that, and it tears her up,
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probably each and every day. If any of those
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are you today, you are not forgotten, you are
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not invisible, and you are not alone. I want
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to speak directly to the mothers who feel tired.
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You are doing better than you think. Your work
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matters more than you know. Your love is shaping
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the future in ways you never get to see. I want
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to share a story, a simple one, about a mother
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who stayed. There was a young boy who struggled
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in school. He couldn't read well. He couldn't
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sit well. I mean, he couldn't sit still at all.
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I mean, he was just always getting up. Teacher
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says he went about too much. But his mother,
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she stayed. She sat with him every night. She
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prayed over him every morning. She believed in
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him when nobody else did. That boy grew up to
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be a pastor. And he never forgot the mother who
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stayed. So the lesson there is don't ever give
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up. There's always something good that can come
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out of it. But you have to put in the time and
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the effort. Some of you listening today are missing
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your mothers. I know I am. She's been gone 25
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years last month. Maybe this is your first Mother's
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Day without her. Maybe it's been years, but the
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ache is still there. It is. You feel it. If you
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think about it, it stays with you. Never goes
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away. I want you to know, grief is love that
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has nowhere to go. And it's okay to feel it today.
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May her memory be a blessing. May her legacy
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be a comfort. May her love still guide your steps.
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We had a few questions come in, and I want to
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go ahead and address them. So let's answer a
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question we received. Pastor David, what makes
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someone a mother? My answer is simple. A mother
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is someone who loves, nurtures, protects you,
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teaches you, and makes sacrifices that you may
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or may not see. A mother is someone who shows
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up, their presence. They show up to your school
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plays, to things that are important to you. A
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mother is someone who gives of herself so others
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can grow. Biology creates life, but love creates
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family. And a mother's love is a very special
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love. Right now, wherever you are, take a moment.
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to whisper a thank you. If your mother is still
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with you, thank God for her. If she has passed
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on, thank God for her memory. If someone else
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raised you, thank God for their love. If you
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are a mother, thank God for the strength he gives
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you daily. Gratitude changes the atmosphere.
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It does. It also uplifts us. As we close this
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part of the podcast today, this segment, I want
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to remind you, you are loved. You are valued.
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You are seen. And today we honor the women who
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helped shape who we are. We'll move on to our
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next segment in a moment. So in our first segment,
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it was powerful. We talked about stories, reflections,
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conversations we have with women that shaped
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our lives. In this segment, we're going to dedicate
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the segment to the strength of the women or the
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people in their stead that act as our mother.
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There is a strength in mothers that is unlike
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anything else in the world. It's not the strength
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of muscle. It's the strength of endurance. It's
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the strength of sacrifice. It's the love that
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just refuses to quit. Some mothers work two jobs.
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Some mothers raise children alone. And some mothers
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fight battles no one sees. Emotional battles.
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financial battles, spiritual battles. And yet,
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they keep going. I want to speak to the mothers
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who feel like they're running on empty. You are
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stronger than you know. You are doing more than
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you realize. And God sees every tear, every prayer,
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every late night and early morning. Your strength
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is sacred. In Isaiah 66, verse 13, As a mother
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comforts her child, so will I comfort you, says
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the Lord. This is one of the few places in Scripture
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where God compares His love to that of a mother.
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My mother worked nights so she could be home
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when I got off the school bus. She slept only
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a few hours a day, but she never complained.
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She always said, love is worth the sacrifice.
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It's steady and it's healing. God says, that's
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how I love you. And because God's love is unconditional,
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that's why it's compared to your mother's. She
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taught me that strength isn't the absence of
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pain. It's the presence of love. Every one of
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us knows a mother who refused to give up, even
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when life gave her every reason to. Maybe she
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raised children while battling illness. My grandmother
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raised eight children on her own. She didn't
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have much money, but she had faith. And that
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faith carried our whole family. Maybe she prayed
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for the children for years before seeing change.
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Mothers are warriors, but they're quiet warriors.
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I want you to think of a woman in your life who
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never gave up on you. Hold her name in your heart
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just for a moment. Let gratitude rise. Think
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of all the things that she did for you and how
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many things shaped her. who you are today. We
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received a few more stories, and I do want to
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go ahead and get to as many as we can from our
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listeners. And it's all about the strength of
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mothers, these particular letters. So here's
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a few. That's the heart of a mother. Love that
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sacrifices. Here's another. See, strength in
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the midst of suffering. That's holy ground. Let's
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do one more. Faithful mothers build foundations
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that last for generations. They're the ones that
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gave us the anchor in our family and kept us
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going from generation to generation with solid
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moral and ethical values. Let's pray for the
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strength of mothers everywhere. God, Give strength
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to the mothers who are tired. Give peace to the
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mothers who are overwhelmed. Give hope to the
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mothers who feel alone. Give joy to the mothers
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who pour out so much of themselves and remind
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them that you are with them always. Amen. Mothers
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do and things that go on in life. Let's talk
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about something important. And that's mental
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health. Many mothers carry emotional burdens
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silently. They feel pressure to be strong, to
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be perfect, to hold everything together. Of course,
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oftentimes they hold everything in. But mothers
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are human. They get tired. They get overwhelmed.
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They need support too. If you're a mother listening
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right now and you're struggling, it's okay to
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ask for help. It's okay to rest. It's okay to
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not be okay. Because you matter. Your mental
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health matters. And your peace matters. God would
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not have it any other way. So, let's talk about
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what mothers wish we knew. You know, over the
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years, I've spoken with many mothers. Young mothers,
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older mothers, single mothers, grandmothers,
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spiritual mothers. I did that in my capacity
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as a pastor. I did that in my capacity as a law
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enforcement officer, counselor. Call it what
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you will. effect even if they were in different
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roles. And here's what many of them wish their
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families understood. They wish the families would
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understand that they're doing their best. They
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need appreciation, not perfection. They worry
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more than you know. They love you even when they're
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exhausted. They do need time to breathe and they
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absolutely need time to pray. Mothers carry so
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much and often silently. So today, let's give
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mothers the gift of understanding, the gift of
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patience, the gift of grace. I want to take a
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moment. to speak directly to single mothers.
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You are my heroes. You carry double the load
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with half the help. You make sacrifices nobody
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sees. You fight battles nobody knows about. And
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yet, you keep going. God sees you. God honors
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you. God strengthens you. You are not alone.
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Let's look at a mother's legacy, because every
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mother leaves a legacy. Some leave recipes, some
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very delicious recipes. Some leave wisdom. Some
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leave stories. Some leave faith. And some leave
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courage. But all mothers leave fingerprints.
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on the hearts of their children your legacy matters
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more than you know what you do the sacrifices
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you made not having help not having a significant
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other it takes a lot because it's it's you and
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there's no backup coming so that's totally understandable
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but mothers I know so many mothers that are making
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a difference. I want to talk about and highlight
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mothers in our community who are volunteering
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at shelters, mentoring young girls, leading prayer
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groups, supporting other mothers, mentoring others.
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That's powerful. Mothers serving in ministry.
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It's not all about us guys. It's about women
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too. Mothers working behind the scenes to keep
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families strong. You are the backbone of our
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communities. Think a gratitude moment. Think
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about that. How many times have you said, thank
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you, mom? Well, I don't know how many times you
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have, but right now, wherever you are, whisper
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these words. Thank you, mom. Say it for the mother
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who raised you. Say it for the mother who loved
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you. Say it for the mother who has prayed for
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you and believed in you. Gratitude is a gift.
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And today we give it freely. Gratitude should
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be given often freely when it's deserved. So
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as we close this second segment for today, I
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want to remind you, that mothers are a blessing,
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mothers are a gift, mothers are a reflection
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of God's love. In the next segment, we're going
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to go deeper into the heart of motherhood. Stay
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with us. We spent the first two segments today
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honoring mothers through stories, scripture,
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prayer, and reflection. In this third segment,
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we are dedicating something deeply meaningful.
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The wisdom of mothers. The kind of wisdom that
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shapes generations. Let's settle in, breathe
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deeply, and open our hearts. There is something
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special about the wisdom of a mother. It's not
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always spoken loudly. Sometimes it's whispered.
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Sometimes it's lived out quietly. Sometimes it's
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taught through example rather than words. Of
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course, you know, we always said sometimes do
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as you say, not as we do. Do as we do, not as
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we say. Or do as I say, now as we do, I've heard
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it both ways. But honestly, whichever way it's
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presented to us, it stays with us. Mother's wisdom
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becomes the compass we carry into adulthood.
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That doesn't mean people don't drift from it.
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And they have to get back on track. Because sometimes
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that does happen too. But they give us that foundation,
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that initial direction of where we need to go.
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Think about the phrases your mother used to say,
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the ones that still echo in your mind. Maybe
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it was, be kind. Pray about it. Stand up straight.
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Don't give up. God's got you. Everything will
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be all right. I think that last one, everything
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will be all right, I've heard that a lot. No
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matter what was going on, those were comforting
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words. It was the way it was said. It was with
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the emotion that was brought with it. That really
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sunk in. So these simple words become anchors
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in the storms of life. If you've lost your mother
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over the years, you may have had a dream one
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day that your mother was still there. You wake
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up and you want to tell her something and she's
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not there. Well, she's not physically there,
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but you can still tell her. And it's okay to
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thank her and it's okay to tell her what you
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thought you wanted to tell her, even if it was
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from a dream. So in Proverbs 1, verses 8 through
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9. Do not forsake your mother's teaching, for
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they are a garland to grace your head and chain
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to adorn your neck. In other words, your mother's
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wisdom is a crown, a blessing, a gift, even if
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your mother wasn't perfect. And none are. The
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wisdom she gave you still carries value. There
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are lessons we carry into adulthood. Let's talk
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about the lessons mothers teach us that follow
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us into adulthood. Some lessons are practical.
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How to cook, how to clean, how to manage money.
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Some lessons... are more emotional. How to forgive.
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How to love. How to be patient. And some lessons
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are spiritual. How to pray. How to trust God.
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How to walk in faith. And some lessons... We
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don't understand until we're older. Because all
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of a sudden we're going through something in
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life and it dawns on us something our mother
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said but we didn't get it at the time or we didn't
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understand it at the time or not the full depth
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of it and all of a sudden it's like it puts it
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all together and now it's clear. My grandmother
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taught me to always leave a place better than
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I found it including people. your mother taught
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you that didn't appreciate or you didn't appreciate
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until later in life. And hold that thought. Let
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it settle in your heart. And be grateful. And
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thank your mother for giving you something to
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prepare yourself for when it came. It wasn't
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so much that she was a visionary, it was more
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that She had life experience, and she shared
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it with you because she knew sometime in your
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life you may experience it yourself. All right,
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and we've got a few more letters that we took
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out, and it was more about what my mother taught
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me. Some people wrote in about what was taught,
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and I thought that is something interesting too.
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So while we receive more beautiful messages from
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listeners about the wisdom of their mothers,
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let's go ahead and share a few. Well, bitterness
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is heavy. Mothers teach us how to let go. Here's
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another letter. is a mother's first language
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and that is powerful let's do one more you know
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that's powerful too you know speaking about a
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grandmother imagine if we all lived that way
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Let us have a prayer for wisdom. So let us pray
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for the wisdom that mothers give us. God, thank
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you for the wisdom of mothers. Wisdom that guides
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us, shapes us, and strengthens us. Help us honor
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their teachings. Live out their lessons and pass
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their wisdom to the next generation. Amen. It's
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all about paying it forward. Now motherhood is
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complicated. It's not a straight, you know, easy
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thing to do. And there's no manual for mothers
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to read. So not everyone has a simple relationship
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with their mother. Some relationships are strained.
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Some are distant. Some are painful. And some
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always remain unresolved. Mother's Day can bring
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up complicated emotions. If that's you, I can
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say with certainty, you're not alone. I want
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to speak to those who feel conflicted today.
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You can honor the role of motherhood even if
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the relationship wasn't perfect. You can celebrate
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the idea of motherhood even if your experience
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was difficult. You can find healing even if the
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past still hurts. God meets you where you are.
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I want to talk about the mother who prayed. prayed
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all the time. There was a woman whose son had
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drifted far from God. He was often angry, lost.
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He pushed everyone away from him. But his mother,
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she continued to pray. Every morning, every night,
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every time she thought of him. Years passed.
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Nothing changed. But she kept praying. One day
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that young man walked into a church and he didn't
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know why. He just felt drawn. That young man
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gave his life to Christ. And when he told his
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mother, she said, I knew God would bring you
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home. A praying mother. powerful force. Never
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underestimate the power of prayer. I want to
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speak to mothers of adult children. Your role
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is different now, but it's still important. And
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they're always your children, by the way. Your
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children still need your wisdom. They need your
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prayers and presence and encouragement, even
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if they tell you they don't. Even grown children
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need their mother. And mothers, you're allowed
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to grow too. You're allowed to rediscover yourself.
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You're allowed to dream again. Motherhood doesn't
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end. It evolves. And when we think of our mothers
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and we say, how do I honor my mother? And I've
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gotten this question once before. They said,
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Pastor David, how do I honor my mother if we
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don't always agree? Well, it's not as you can
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agree to disagree. But there are times, yeah,
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there's going to be conflict. There's going to
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be disagreement. And it's okay. Because honoring
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your mother doesn't mean that you're agreeing
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with everything she says. It simply means you
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are respecting her humanity, acknowledging her
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sacrifices, showing gratitude, offering grace,
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loving her where she is. Honor is all about the
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heart. It's not about perfection. And I know
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there may be some out there that don't feel they
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can do this. Some that don't even talk to their
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mother. But it's a mistake. Communication with
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your mother should never be said. Because, again,
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even if your mother is not with you, you still
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have communication. In your arms, I find my way.
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Oh, how you loved me every day. Mother, your
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strength is my guiding star. You taught me to
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dream and to reach so far. Through every fall,
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you'd pull me through. given to us. But there
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are things that we wish we said to others. Things
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like, thank you. Or I'm sorry. I appreciate you.
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I understand that. I love you. Never had a problem.
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with you, say it today. If she is past, say it
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with her, within your heart. If someone else
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raised you, say it today, with gratitude. As
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we finish this segment, I want to remind you,
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a mother's wisdom is a treasure, a mother's love
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is a gift, a mother's presence is a What? Our
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last segment is pretty powerful. I think in our
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final hour, we're dedicating to something sacred.
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The legacy of mothers. What they leave behind.
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What they build. What they plant in us that continues
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long after they're gone. Let's finish this journey
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together. A mother's legacy is not measured in
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money or possessions. It is measured in the values
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she taught, the prayers she prayed, the love
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she gave, all the lives that she touched, and
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the faith she lived. Some mothers leave behind,
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as we said earlier, recipes, some traditions.
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Some leave behind wisdom. Some leave behind courage.
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But every mother leaves behind something. Think
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about what your mother left you or is still giving
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you. Maybe it's strength. Maybe it's compassion.
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Maybe it's resilience. Maybe it's faith. Whatever
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it is, it's part of you now. My mother taught
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me to love people who are hard to love. That
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lesson changed my life. Let's look at scripture
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from Timothy 1, verse 5, where Paul writes, My
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mom didn't have much, but she gave us everything
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she had. Her generosity is the legacy I carry.
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Which first lived in your grandmother, Lois,
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and in your mother, Eunice. See, faith can be
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inherited, not by blood, but by example. My grandmother
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prayed for every one of her grandchildren by
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name. Well, it didn't begin with him. I believe
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those prayers are still protecting us today.
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His faith began with the women who raised him.
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Many of us who we are today because of that,
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because the faith of a mother or grandmother
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and how it influenced us. Let's talk about the
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seeds mother's plant. Now, Mother may not see
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the harvest, but she plants the seed anyway.
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She plants kindness, patience, faith, strength,
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hope, and courage. And those seeds grow in us
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over time. Some of you are living today in the
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harvest of seeds your mothers planted decades
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ago. Her prayers are still working. Her lessons
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are still guiding. Her love is still shaping.
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That's legacy. Here are a few messages where
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we found our listeners spoke about legacy. And
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we want to share them with you. Here's the first
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letter. See, loving the unlovable. That's Christ
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-like. That's amazing. Let's look at another.
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Generosity is a legacy that multiplies and can
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continue. And I think we have time for one more.
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A praying grandmother is a spiritual shield.
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I mean, that is legacy that has long been planted
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and continues on from each generation to the
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next. Let's have a prayer for legacy. Legacy
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is important. Let us pray. God, thank you for
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the legacy of mothers. For the wisdom they gave,
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for the love they shared, the faith they lived.
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Help us honor their legacy by living lives that
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reflect your goodness. Amen. Now there are some
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mothers that hurt on Mother's Day. And they need
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healing. Mother's Day is joyful for many, but
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painful for others. Some are grieving. Some are
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longing. Some are hurting. Some are remembering.
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Some are healing. If today is hard for you, I
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want you to know that God is close to the brokenhearted.
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You are not forgotten. You are not overlooked.
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You are not alone. Healing takes time. Grace
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takes time. And forgiveness takes time. And God
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walks with you through every step. There's no
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easy way to get past it except in time and prayer
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and knowing that there is love, knowing that
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there is grace. Let's talk about a mother who
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loved quietly. I want to share this last story.
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A story about a mother who loved quietly. She
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wasn't loud. She wasn't flashy. She didn't make
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big speeches. But she loved quietly. She packed
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lunches. She folded clothes. Prayed silently.
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Listened patiently. She forgave quickly. And
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she encouraged gently. Her children didn't...
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realize the depth of our love until they were
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grown. And then, then they understood. Quiet
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love is still powerful love. Because it doesn't
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change the level of love. It means that they
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wanted you to help guide you, but they knew you
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also had to find your own way. But they were
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there along the way with that love and support.
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And that's what counts. So my final encouragement
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to you, you are loved. To every mother listening,
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you are loved. You are valued. You are appreciated.
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You are seen. You are important. And you matter.
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And to everyone missing their mothers today,
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may her memory be a blessing. May her legacy
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be a comfort. May her love still guide your steps.
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As we close this Mother's Day broadcast, I want
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to leave you with this thought. A mother's love
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is one of the clearest reflections of God's love
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we will ever experience. It is patient and kind.
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It is sacrificial. It is enduring. Unconditional.
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And even when mothers fall short, always remember,
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God's love never does. Honor your mother today.
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Celebrate her. Remember her. Forgive her. Thank
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her. And love her. And may God bless every mother
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everywhere. Let us pray. God, thank you for mothers,
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for their love, their strength, their wisdom,
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their sacrifice. Bless every mother listening
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today. Comfort those who are grieving. Strengthen
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those who are struggling. Encourage those who
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are weary. and let your love surround every family.
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In Jesus' name, amen. Thank you for spending
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this Mother's Day with us. May the peace of God
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go with you. May the love of Christ surround
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you. And may the legacy of mothers inspire you.
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This has been Voices of Life, a ministry of the
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Church for Life. I wish everyone... A happy Mother's
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Day, and we'll see you next Sunday. God bless.