Holy Week Reflection

Written by Jen Wednesday, 08 April 2009 14:23

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Sunday's spring weather gave way to storms and chilly temperatures. A to-do list as long as my arm sits in front of me and all I can do is stare out the open window and embrace the cool breeze wafting in with a slight mist. All of it can wait. It's time to think and to pray.

This is Holy Week. How fitting it is that the storms should now come. It's a time for self-reflection, for purging, for preparation, for forgiveness, for hope.

As mothers, we repeat this cycle regularly. Parenthood is never easy, but in today's culture it is downright exhausting. We question our methods and our responses constantly. The truth is, sometimes the voices our children hear are those preaching everything but truth and goodness. Sometimes, those voices are louder, stronger, more enticing. It's easy to give up.

But we can't. We have a job to do. As my parents once told me and I now repeat to my children, "I will never give up on you. I will never let you go." Sound familiar? It's the biblical message worth hearing and embracing.

I wish you the most holy of Holy Weeks in preparation for a most joyous Easter!

*On a completely different topic...want some food for thought about our society's treatment of boys? Check out  Marybeth Hick's recent column.