A Hall of Fame for Mommas

[280 words] While preparing for this week’s traditional Mother’s Day message, I couldn’t help but to think of the old Glen Campbell song “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle.” Out of all the poems, odes, and lyrics you could present on this day, this song seems to capture the essence of a “good momma.” I especially like the second verse of the song: She taught him all the attributes of greatnessThat she knew he couldn’t learn away from home And by the time she wore the cover off her Bible Her hair was gray and her little man was gone Many a mother sat in her chair after an exhausting day of motherhood and found continued comfort and strength in God’s word. The encouragement to press on with life’s work is undoubtedly clear. The examples of motherhood presented throughout the Bible gives the reader a wide spectrum of both good and bad…