Canaan Baptist Church
1607 Monroe Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20010

Church Office
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Message of Hope - May 2012

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers – natural, surrogate, or  spiritual! I’ve heard that being a Mother is a high honor and one of the greatest that God bestows on a woman. We take this time to salute you and remind you that because God has allowed you to bring forth life, that you have such an awesome responsibility to raise your child/children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. I’m reminded of a Biblical woman, Hannah, who was called “barren”.  She could not conceive and her peers scorned her as though she were cursed by God. She prayed diligently that she would be blessed with a child and God answered her prayer –a son named Samuel was born. Hannah made a vow to God that if she were blessed with a son, she would “lend the child to the Lord all the days of his life (I Sam. 1:28). Samuel then grew up to be a gifted prophet and the one whom God would use to anoint the first two kings of Israel. Hannah was an outstanding example of motherhood as she had a dream for her child just as every mother should have a dream for her own. 

But even as we celebrate let us never forget to pray for those mothers who may have been bereft of their children and for those who no longer have mom with them in this life – indeed our hearts, thoughts and prayers will
remain with you. 

If you are blessed to have a mother in your life – you have much to celebrate! Remember, you only get one. One of The Ten Commandments tells us to “honor thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long upon the land
which the Lord thy God giveth thee” (Ex.20:12). Long life is attached to this Commandment –honor your mother and father. Make your mom’s day special in every way that you can – remember your time with her is more valuable than anything else you can give her.

We pray that you and your Mother will...... Seek, Serve, and Celebrate the Savior!
 
Larry Owens, Jr.
Senior Pastor