Its the weekend where the feminine side of the world celebrates; so did we in church that weekend on Mother's Day. It was a wonderful sight to see members bringing their mums and grandmums to service, not only to enjoy the service but also bask in the limelight like a star for once. No doubt the praise and worship was as vibrant as before, but past the loudness, we all sense the atmosphere of love that is filling the place. A child's love for their mothers and a Father's love for His daughters.
Coming right up was the yearly drama staged by the drama team of CHC, once again bringing forth the importance of showing your love to your loved ones before you lose the chance to. Using a mixture of chinese and english to spice up the conversations, no one can forget the 'wrath of grandma' as potrayed in the drama. The love of a mother that transcends her own pride and sacrificing herself to lead the family and to keep it together, despite her husbands failings. It may seem so foreign to most of us, who come from near-to-perfect families; at least still having the father figure in our lives. THe drama seemingly shows how much a mum would go through just to bring happiness to their child, despite the cost.
If that was not the main deal for the evening, the next item sure was. Up on stage were 8 daughters and their mums, with each of them having something to say for their mum. It was not the words that were spoken, but rather the emotion and love that you can see being shown that touches your heart. The tears that well up in their eyes even before words were said, it tells you of how much both mum and daughter has gone through together and the love they have for each other. I can vividly remember one of the mums, who is not yet a christian as her daughter said on the stage, holding on tightly to her daughter even as she was giving off her speech of appreciation to her mum. It was not just a casual holding of hands, but you can see in her eyes, how much she longed for someone to acknowledge her love and hearing those words coming from her own daughter's mouth seem to touch her deeply. yet beyond that, all she ever wanted was to love her child. Another mother and daughter pair, the last pair, was unconsolable. The tears flowed freely before the first word was spoken, and you can feel the atmosphere just becoming so griefing, yet in a good way. Spoken in a dialect that i do not understand, for me, the emotions shown were justifiable to the love that i felt at that very moment.
Mother's Day has come and gone, though from e448 not many of our mums are yet saved, but we stand strong on the promise, when 1 in the household is saved, the whole household shall be saved.
But nonetheless, the spirit of Mother's Day should never only come out once a year for us. Remember, show your love while you can, or one day you would not be able to anymore. Appreciate your mums today, ya e448? =)
Yong Jing