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A
message from our WMF President
Lorilee Mundfrom
“I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in
your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now
lives in you also.” 2
Timothy 1
When
Paul wrote these words to Timothy, he was talking about Timothy’s faith.
He was talking about how Timothy grew in his faith because of the example
of both his mother and grandmother.
I
am so thankful to the Lord for the heritage of a Christian mother and
grandmother for my children. My
mother, Irene, was truly an example to me of what it was to be a humble, sincere
believer. She spent many hours a
week in prayer for her family, her church, her community, missionaries, and our
church body. She spent many hours a
week studying the Word of God. She
glowed with the glow of one who “has been with Jesus”.
No one doubted her sincerity when she said she loved Jesus.
She took her responsibility to participate in midweek service of Bible
Study and prayer seriously. She took
her responsibility to attend WMF meetings seriously.
She saw these things as opportunities to learn and serve the Lord.
When
troubles arose in the lives of her family members or her, she did not fret but
she trusted the Lord to work things out. She
knew that many times she had no control over what happened, but she knew the
“One who holds tomorrow” and she knew He held her hand through all things.
I am so grateful to the Lord for my
mother’s example.
I
am also truly grateful to the Lord for my mother-in-law, Margaret’s, example
of sincere faith and grace. God has
blessed me with another wonderful example of strength and faith in the Lord.
Margaret raised a large family in the parsonage. She has blessed me by
being a wonderful mother-in-law and grandmother to my children.
We are always assured of her prayers for us and that certainly means much
to us. Margaret, too, has spent many
hours in prayer and studying the Word of God in her quiet times as well as in
the Bible study times and WMF times at her church.
I know those opportunities mean much to her. We are truly grateful to her
for her humble example of grace and strength.
As
we approach this Mother’s Day, I pray that each of you who are Moms will know
that you are loved. I pray that each
of you who are daughters will be sure to let your Moms know you love them.
If your Mom is not with you any- more take time to look back and think
about the times you had with your Mom. I
pray that those times were good times. If
they were not, ask the Lord to help you forgive your Mom if she hurt you.
Ask the Lord to help you love her in spite of the difficult times.
He is able to do that you know.
Won’t
you also thank the Lord for your mother-in-law?
I know sometimes, in this world, mother-in-laws are not popular topics of
conversation – at least good conversation.
I pray that even if you don’t always see eye-to-eye with your
mother-in-law, you will pray for her and tell her you are grateful for your
husband who she brought into this world.
Most
of all, may we who are mothers and grandmothers, be good examples of faith just
as Lois and Eunice were for Timothy.
HAPPY
MOTHERS’ DAY
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