Note: This article is edited from May 2005. It is still applicable to today. Not much has changed.

What do we celebrate on Mother’s Day? Is it the efforts of liberal moms that threaten to destroy the family unit? Is it the abortion rights attitude currently prevalent in so many of today’s moms, or what about the same sex marriages that cradle the formative years of adopted children that are growing up in gay households? Just what is it that is so great about mothers that we should celebrate with a day of remembrance?

Now-a-days many moms are forced to work full time jobs to make ends meet. Materialism has driven the family into debt, frustration and marital bankruptcy. The great American dream, to have it all, has swept across the world like a mighty rushing wind, leaving in its wake an army of latch key kids, over worked parents and depression.

The stay at home mom has become another word for lazy or an unproductive female that cannot find her way in modern society. The idea of motherhood has given way to the career woman. It’s no longer a definitive of one who shapes the minds and hearts of the next generation. It almost seems like “Dr Phil”, “Nanny 911” and other T.V. programs have become our main source of help in troubled times.

Think not that all of the above does not apply to the Christian community. The divorce rate is the same among Christians as non-Christians. The “Latch Key Kid” dilemma is as prevalent as ever among Christian families. Liberal thinking as to abortion, sex before marriage and gay rights are more apparent among Christian youth than ever before. We have fallen into the main stream of society’s filth and degradation. What does that say about our moms and their God given mandate to “Train up a child” in the ways of the Lord? Just what are we celebrating?

By the way, I know that it takes two to tango and today’s world is not totally the result of mom’s immorality. I just cannot help but wonder what life would be like if all Christian moms were more Godly. When I speak of Christian Moms, I refer to all denominations, which many are extremely liberal.

I just turned sixty three (March 29th). I can easily compare today’s world with when I was a young adult. I am sure there are many of you that are of my generation can also look back and see a gentler society, a more loving home environment, a stronger family unit and most of all more of a Godlier attitude among moms. Those times were a lot different than the times in which we now live.

Looking back and forth in my own life at the times in which I lived and now continue, I cannot but help notice a distinct movement deeper into Biblical prophecy and the coming of the end of the age. It’s as though the end of the world has fallen upon us. Could we be the last generation before the coming of Christ?

The 1 st century Christians believed that their world would end in their lifetime. However, they resisted the sins of their society. They actually fought to maintain moral purity and Godliness. Moms were serious about raising their children in the light of God’s Holy Word. It was no joke or passing thought. How do I know this? I know this because there is so much teaching in the bible about family and raising Godly children. It is obvious, to me anyway, that it was of great concern and importance. The Apostles seemed to know that the key to a prosperous family life was a strong Christian foundation. Detailed instruction was given to various churches on the roles of husbands, wives, and children in a Christian home. Ephesians, chapter five, is a good example.

I believe that we should celebrate Mother’s Day in spite of the moral decay of our society; for it is in respect for all that our moms did over the years on our behalf and in some cases are still doing. It is not a celebration of a day but rather a person. We honor our moms for their dedication and love for us and for their help in helping us to find our way in life. Even moms who have failed us still should be recognized because they did what they could. Forgiving them and telling them of our unconditional love, regardless of the past, sets us free from a victim mentality and allows Christ to love them through us.

Although my generation failed in its efforts to sustain and/or improve a moral society where the church was a focal point in life, there seems to be a renewal in the things of God. Even though my generation left its love for God to follow after the immorality of the day, those who had abortions, experimented with drugs, fell to the “free love” and the sexual revolution, now in these last days, are coming back to a personal relationship with the Lord who died for them. We, who were blind, can now see.

Our new found revelation is the dynamic that will lead our grand children into a saving knowledge of Christ and a moral reality that will keep them free from the sorrows and shame that we live with every day.

The modern Christian mom faces an onslaught of heathenism, false religions, and materialism that is really not much different than in ages past. It will take faith and determination and obedience to the Word of God, just like it has always taken, for moms to transform their families into what is pleasing to God and beneficial to society. We celebrate this kind of woman, who is Godly, dedicated to the task, enduring and faithful in all her ways.