Genesis 3: 16
In pain you shall bring forth children.
Genesis 4: 1
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain...
Genesis 18: 12
And Sarah laughed to herself. saying, "After I have become old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also ?" And the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, when I am so old?' "Is anything too difficult for the Lord ?"
Genesis 35: 16 - 18
and when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe labor. And it came about when she was in severe labor that the midwife said to her. "Do not fear, for now you have another son." And it came about as her soul departed (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni;
Luke 1: 38
And Mary said, "Behold , the bondslave of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
Luke 2: 6 - 7
And it came about that while they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 2: 34 - 35
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, "Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed -- and a sword will pierce even your own soul -- to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed."
John 19: 25
... But there were standing by the cross of Jesus His mother...
Isaiah 53: 12
Therefore, I will allot Him a potion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death.
Rev 21: 4
"...and He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning , or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away."
~ BEHOLD YOUR MOTHER ~
First in pain, first in shame, first in doubt, first in labor, first in humility, first in loss, first to be pierced, first in anguish, first in understanding, having poured themselves out for love, even to death, as our Lord Himself has done. Will not their tears be first to be dried and their joy first to be made full on that great day when the first things pass away ?(John 19: 27) Then He said to the disciples, "Behold , your mother!"
~Chris .
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
~Help me to mother like the Father~
ReplyDeleteMy only question... is... why does Eve suffer great pain, and Adam doesn't? That seems unfair.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the question is, what is the purpose of pain in our lives. Seems that the answer to that question, has nothing to do with personal fairness, but everything to do personal relationship with God, who knows our pain well.
ReplyDeleteConsider this Amanda. The greatest bond of love is between mother and child. A bond forged through the furnaces of pain. It's a difficulty forgotten as soon as the mother holds the baby for the first time. Perhaps the difficulties we face (brought on by our collective humanity), are a similar forging process, necessary to temper our love with His love. A process soon forgotten, when we see Him for the first time.
ReplyDelete