I had to ask myself, "Who would you trust to care for your mom?"
Hmmm. I am as protective over my mom as I am my kids.
What blows my mind is that Jesus was suffering the most excruciating pain and every breath hurt much less talking.
Yet, He made a plan for His mom. "John, here is your mother. Mother here is your son."
Jesus trusted John.
I also love the gift of presence in suffering. In this case Jesus' deathbed was a vertical beam of wood covered with His nail stained blood. The women and John were there because of love. Love is present no matter how bad the pain.
Yeah, there are some very deep lessons in the widow stories.
Who might you need to give the gift of presence in their pain?
Have you pondered the care of your mom? Who might you trust? What might that look like?
It is important to be in the Word, to be with Jesus, to be transformed.
Shalom! Shalom!
