“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!”
Matthew 23:37 (ESV)
I present this text for Mothers Day this Sunday. In the mouth of Jesus, I find it to be one of the most heart-rending expressions in the Bible, as well as perhaps the most maternal image God uses for Himself.
In this season full of wonderfully beautiful, tender and heartfelt expressions of love between mother and child, I chose this very deliberately.
Here’s why. ====== Continue reading
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