Mother’s Day Sermons…. a Preacher’s Dilemma
“Listen my son to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.” Proverbs 1:8
Dear Friends,
Mother’s Day is always a challenge for me as a preacher. Do I preach the lectionary (the assigned scripture readings for that Sunday) OR do I find a text that will compliment a Mother’s Day theme? I don’t know the answer. I looked back over my worship bulletins for the last two or three decades and realize I have not been consistent. I was surprised to see how many years Mother’s Day was NOT preached or even mentioned in the church bulletins.
On closer inspection, I discovered that most years, I stuck to the lectionary but was able to say something about mothers in the sermon. In the past I have used litanies that have listed some of the more memorable mothers in the Bible…and there are many to choose from. And some years when I have really pushed the envelope, I have used prayers that described God as our heavenly mother, or I have paraphrased Jesus saying, “Would that I could gather you up as a mother hen gathers her chicks.”
It is encouraging to see how many folks please their moms by coming to church on Mother’s Day. So, if you are a mom, invite your child/children to church this Sunday. If you are a child…BE in church this Sunday!
Have a blessed week,
Mike
New Wappetaw Presbyterian Church
P.O. Box 460
McClellanville. S.C. 29458
Rev. Dr. Michael L. Fitze
revfitze@comcast.net
Cell. 843-737-1022
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