Motherhood

This week, I celebrated with a close friend as her and her family welcomed a new life into this world. I could not help but think how well motherhood suited her and how all consuming her love for her child is. It made me jealous and got me thinking about the concept of motherhood.

Motherhood is more than the birthing and care-take of children. It is the will and passion to ensure the Physical, Spiritual, Emotional, and Psychological health of another human being. To raise them in such a manner they will be a source of pride not only for the family, but also to the individual themselves. To see within others the divine spark and thus know all humans are worthy of love, compassion, and life. Motherhood requires the eventual sacrificial offering to God, the sacrifice being the child itself. Done under the understanding that His will must be done. But there is joy found in the sacrifice. For there will never exists hands that are more gentler, loving, wise, powerful, or compassionate.