Mother’s Day Thoughts: Humility and Self-Sacrifices
Happy Mother’s Day! Me and my newest granddaughter Ellara Zoë, born 3/6/23 Humility - to place the value of others above one’s own; a virtue, a strength; to free oneself from pride and arrogance - especially in a world full of boasting to get ahead of others in rank, stature, and popularity (Webster’s Dictionary and Momma Tina). Jesus humbled himself by taking on the nature of a servant, and humbling himself even to die on the cross for us, committing the ultimate act of humility - to sacrifice oneself for another. Placing the life of another above one’s own is a transformative experience. I didn’t think I could ever do something like that, or ever want to. But that was before I became a mother. I learned that mother’s put their lives on the line for their children. My realization came through a dream, but it was real to me at the time. It was 37 years ago, and I never forgot it. I was a first time mother to a beautiful baby boy. When...