Mother of All

Reminded this morning that Eve was the mother of all.

“²⁰The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.” – Genesis 3:20 (ESV)

This got me to thinking about how moms are revered in this world. It is something that we have witnessed throughout. Think about sports, the athletes praise and call out their moms before dads. We think about calling mom when we are away and not dad. Mother’s day is a celebrated event and father’s day is really just on the calendar. This is how it is and as we see from the verse above, it has always been this way.

Mothers comfort us. Mothers care for us. Mothers are those who provide in the home. I am sure that most remember that one house everyone went to where the mom was always doting on the kids of the neighborhood. She was there not just for you, but for all the others as well. We call them soccer moms. My wife, being a teacher and dance team leader, calls all the kids her kids and she is their mom away from home. The male teachers are not in the same category.

Mothers are for all. As is noted in the verse above, Eve was the mother of all living. That translates to today in that mothers are for all. I know that even today, I revere my mother. She cared for me and my siblings on her own and through it all, she sacrificed more than any of us really know. Mothers are for all.

What are your thoughts on mothers? Are you seeing them as just beings that gave you life? What if you were to revere them for all that they gave to you and those around you and realized that they indeed are for all?