John 19:26-27 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “woman, behold your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.

This is not suppose to be just a Good Friday message as most Christians thought as it to be, Mary at the foot of cross crying looking at her son as he fulfilled his mission. This is Jesus honouring his mother with love like for us all as we celebrate Mother’s Day. For those time it may have seemed like Jesus neglected her for everyone else, at he began his ministry. As written and recorded in the Bible, 1. Luke 2:41-49 Jesus took off on his parents as a young boy and they found him after a few days in the temple. As a mother I could only imagine what it was like for Mary. 2. Matthew 12:46 -49 while Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him, “your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” He replied to him, “who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”pointing to his disciples, he said, “here are my mother and brothers.”Awe!!! That hurts. “Really Jesus so you’re disrespecting your mama like that?” Anyone in their right mind would think or ask. 3. John 2:1-5 Jesus turns the water into wine. Verse 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus mother said to him, “ they have no more wine.” “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, Do whatever he tells you.” Mary has proven here that she’s in authority as his mother and to be respected, that in her silence after her statement he did what he was told, without an argument. This is the first time it showed typical normal parenting relationships between Jesus and his mother. Jesus must have been an adolescent then, the age of rebellion. Never in the the Bible has Mary been shown by Jesus his love and honour but by this heart felt words of declaration to her at the cross. It was at the time her heart was ever so broken, heavy and overwhelmed with grief at the sight of her beloved child.

“Can a mother’s tender care cease towards the child she bear.” Mary was chosen by God to be able to carry out such a purpose. Every mother has to follow like Mother Mary in the purpose of God for our children. Mary knew what she was getting herself into and from the beginning it all was nothing but difficulty from his conception, birth to his death. If it isn’t easy for us mothers today with our natural children, Imagine what it probably be like for a mother with divine child, with a divine purpose. When I think of mothers who has children that are what is considered star because of their fame and fortune like actors, musicians, singer, prince and princess, models and the list goes on. You endure the good as well as the bad about your child spoken by people who doesn’t really personally know them and those who just used them for their own gain. The bullies who tries to shame and bring them down, “ohhh, the cost of fame and fortune, is it worth it?” One who’s touch my heart deeply above anyone is Katherine Jackson, the mother of Pop Icon Micheal Jackson. Whenever I picture what Mary would of been like with Jesus I see her in the way she was with Michael Jackson her son. I never forget how she supported him, a God fearing woman with the spirit of a warrior when it came to her children. I could see it in her eyes, and in her emotional felt words, “don’t you dear hurt my child”every interview every time she was at his side in court for the allegations of child molestations. As mothers no matter how difficult a child life may turn out for us to handle we always have to remember it is prayer, love and faith in the will of God to help turn it around. Mother warriors never give up on their children, but see them through till the end. That’s what Mary had done. God never gives us more than we can handle.

When I think Mary had thirty-three years to witness the development her son Jesus on earth and he was extraordinary brilliant. No mother want to ever experience the lost of a child whether at birth, newborn, infant, toddler, preschool, school age and adolescents through adulthood. Regardless through all the pain and hurt just think of it as a divine purpose like Jesus. Jesus’ thirty-three years must of felt like forever with the things his mother and family would have had to endure about his divine nature. I could just image the ridicule and curiosity. Mary probably constantly had to hide Jesus abilities, run people away from her child who’d found out about it, and do whatever it took for him to fulfill his destiny.

I believe that though it was not written in scripture, Mary had secret abilities not shared with any but Jesus. There’s no way that such power being immaculate conception can be in a person and not change you. If water baptized can change us to be reborn, image carrying the very thing in you that’s give the water it’s power. Think of this, Mary probably never had to worry about anything because God provided. Like my husband when I was pregnant, if you have ever seen or experienced a doting father when a wife is pregnant then you knows what I mean. He move heaven and earth to make her happy, comfortable, protected, loved and lack nothing. To think that’s nothing but a natural man, just image a divine father and what he’ll probably be like.

Conclusion Mary wasn’t just given to the disciple that Jesus loved there’s no favouritism with God. Jesus give his mother to the world in recognition of her divine purpose. If she could be mother to God’s divine child and we all are his children. At the cross she was give authority and recognition to use her abilities, parenting skills in making sure the disciples in the time of their needs continue like him to fulfill their purpose and destiny. Mother Mary was the one who gather them together in the room after Jesus death and spoke to them all to stand and be strong it’s what he would of require of them all. Instead of them comforting her at the lost of her son she was comforting them.

A mother is equal to a doctor, nurse, maid, psychologist, teacher, wife, daughter, sister, friend; you name it, like God, so many things but one. That was Mother Mary purpose and our purpose also when we ourselves become mothers. To be able to do all this we can only do it successfully like Mary with an unwavering relationship with God.