The Roles and Responsibilities of a Mother (Eve, the very first mother)

We all know that April showers bring May flowers.  We also know that the month of May brings honor and tribute to all mothers.  As a mother, step-mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother and also as a substitute mother, I have been privileged to fill diverse roles.  As a Christian, I also have experienced that when the Lord gives you a specific duty to perform, He provides everything you need to fulfill that role.  Can you imagine Eve’s predicament as the very first wife and mother?  No instructions and no role models to advise her.

Gen. 3:20 – “And Adam called his wife’s name “Eve’, because she was the mother of all living.”

Gen. 4:1 –   “Now Adam knew his wife and she conceived and bore Cain and said “I have acquired a man from the Lord.”

It is a blessing and a privilege to give birth to a child and have a part in bringing a  tiny, new human into this world , as well as being an influence or mentor to a child you have not birthed.

Proverbs 31:28 – “Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her.”

When Jesus hung on the cross, He turned over the care of His mother to John whom He knew could be trusted.

John 19:26, 27 – “  When Jesus therefore saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!”  Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!”  And from that hour, that disciple took her to his own home.”

This next Sunday, May 10th has been designated and set aside as Mother’s Day this year.  If you know of a mother whose children appear to neglect her, or one whose children live too far away for any personal contact, please include her at your family’s dinner. She will be blessed and so will your family.  And remember that honoring your mother, or someone else’s mother is not a one day activity.  It is an every day obligation.

I praise and thank the Lord each day for the wonderful, loving family He has given me and I thank Him every day in prayer for each and everyone of them.


Thank you for reading this,

Great Granny Witt