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Celebrating While GrievingSome Decidedly Different Parts of Mother’s Day
“What Being a Mom Really Means”
Jessica James
1more than giving birth
2
teaching & building
33
an unmatched connection
4being strong when weak
5
needing nothing more
“It’s a blessing, a gift, a relationship that never ends and a love that never
dies. It’s the best thing I have ever become, the greatest love I have ever
felt and the best part about being me.” — Jessica James
Mother’s Day Elicits Many Different Emotions
Mother Childc e l e b r a t i n g
g r i e v i n g
I’m CelebratingWhile Grieving
Mother’s Day 2016
John 12:23-25 (NIV)
23 Jesus replied, “The time has come for the Son of Man to receive glory. 24 What I’m about to tell you is true. Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only one seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it. But anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it and have eternal life.
Jesus Exemplified Sacrificial Love
Romans 5:8But God proves his love for us in this: While
we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
1 John 3:16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down
his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our [kindred].
Christ’s Sacrificial Love Made RealMost Mothers Die to Themselves to Love Their Children
John 12:24 Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only one seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
the fruit of love
a sacrificial love