The Unique Ministry of Motherhoodಮಾದರಿ

The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. These words carry profound truth about the sacred calling placed upon your life as a mother. You alone have the ability to carry your child to life, to nourish them with your own body, to sacrifice your comfort for their very existence.

Have you ever considered that God did not have to create life in this fashion? He could have designed our offspring to be born independent, yet in His grand plan, babies need their mothers from the moment of conception. This dependency isn't accidental - it's divinely orchestrated. You have been entrusted with the sacred trust to care for your children.

Bringing children into the world is an act of self-sacrifice that transforms your heart forever. I did not do pregnancy and childbirth easily. In fact, if I did go into the gory details, I can assure you that you would be completely shocked that I gave birth seven times. After I had my first baby, I became a different person. From that day on, the baby came first, and I came second.

This transformation reveals something beautiful about how love reshapes us, how it calls us beyond ourselves into something greater. Your willingness to endure hardship for the sake of a child you haven't yet met demonstrates a sacred kind of love - a mother's love that is worthy of honor.

Reflection Question: How does understanding that being a mother is a sacred trust change your perspective on the daily challenges of motherhood?