As Leslie Leyland Fields once wrote, there are times "when Mother’s Day feels like a minefield." Women who long for children may find themselves mourning another year gone by without them. Single mothers with no partner to initiate a celebration may feel lonely rather than lauded.
There may be no perfect solution for holidays like Mother’s Day—these annual
celebrations that can quickly devolve into a social media display of the haves and the have nots.
But there can be the certainty for every woman on this oft-tempestuous Sunday that she is not alone:
For women who mourn.
For mothers being celebrated.
For those who love someone grieving on Mother’s Day.
For the exhausted moms.
For church leaders looking to love well this Mother’s Day.