What was the response? The auction lasted seven days, and more than 40,000 viewed it. More than 90 bid on it. The opening price was $1. The winning bid was $610. Can you imagine that? That’s how important words of encouragement are.

Everyone wants to feel like they are “the most special person on the Earth.” And everyone has the power to do that for someone. Moms especially. There are people that God has placed in your path for whom you can give this gift.

In 1 Thessalonians Paul illustrated his care for the believers there by saying, “…we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her children.” This is the kind of illustration that comes naturally, that everyone can relate to, because we see it lived out again and again day after day.

Next Sunday we have a small opportunity to say a big Thank You to the moms — and all the women — in our lives. Don’t forget to put your gratitude into words. And don’t forget to buy the flower. 

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ADDITIONAL QUOTES ON MOMS AND MOTHER’S DAY

All I am I owe to my mother.— George Washington

Mother is the bank where we deposit all our hurts and worries. —Unknown

A mother loves her children even when they least deserve to be loved. —Kate Samperi

Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. — Erich Fromm

You couldn’t fool your mother on the foolingest day of your life even if you had an electrified fooling machine. — Homer Simpson

My mother loved children; she would have given anything if I had been one. —- Groucho Marx