Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Returning Momanhood to Godhood

The following thoughts are dedicated and inspired by my angel mother who demonstrates perfection in motherhood on a daily basis. Love you Mom!
When Eve was brought to Adam he gave her the most sanctified and glorious of all designations; he called her Eve. In Hebrew “chavah” or the mother of all living. He did not distinguish her as wife but simply mother, mother of all creatures. In this one complementary title consists the glory and most precious adornment of women.
Paralleling the historic heritage of heroic prophets is a stream of remarkable women of God. Greatness is not measured by publicity in popular magazines or scriptures for that matter. Therefore, the story of the women of God is an untold drama in the gospel production.
Kingdom workforce consists of men and women equal without envy of each other, for fear that by political purging of familial purpose a wilderness will become generated.
When the final chapter is written in the history of the world, we will see nations saved by cradles and kitchens not haggling congresses quibbling! the everlasting family will still be standing, because it is a celestial society, created outside telestial time.
Two women came first to the empty tomb of the risen Christ. Mary was the first mortal to see the resurrected Savior.
In Christ’s contemporary kingdom, it is no accident that the Relief Society, assigned compassionate service. So often the service of women seems instinctive. The daughters of Zion are so scarce and priceless that they suffer adversarial antagonism.
We express undying gratitude the daughters of Israel. When we kneel to pray, we kneel hand in hand When we kneel at the altar of the holy temple, the same. And we will approach and faithfully enter the final gate where the Master keeps the key covenanted in togetherness.
Women are the gems of the world, in the same sense as the stars are the gems of heaven, lucid, light-giving, congruent with celestial lights that guide the destines of mankind.
“Woman” the very word ignites life’s dearest hopes and memories, love, adoration, and earth’s cursed Eden restored in the mist of Babylon in the heavenly home.
God has placed the genius of woman in her heart, the outward results of this genius is God’s love and tenderness towards humankind.
We learn volumes about the inherent astuteness devotion of women as we read the scene at Calvary, “And many women were there beholding afar off.” (Matt. 27:55.)
It was the women who were last at the cross and earliest at the grave. When we return to our real home, it will be with the “mutual approbation” angels reigning in the “royal courts on high.” There we will enjoy exquisiteness that “eye hath not seen”; we will hear sounds of matchless melodies that “ear hath not heard.” Could such a royal return be possible without the eager preparations of a Heavenly Mother?

2 comments:

cskelton said...

You're very kind. This is a beautiful commentary on women.

Unknown said...

Kudos to your mom, and the wording is fantastic. That is a great Mother's Day gift to Laura as well! =)