Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. I realize it was yesterday, but do to a weird firewall, Mac-to-PC issue, I didn’t have internet access to get this out. Ah, the joys of computers and the never-ending curve balls they throw our way. We don’t have to use them and we sure don’t have to trust ‘em, but then think of how unstressed, dependable, and predictable our lives would be. Who wants those things?
Something I find fascinating about moms is their ability to heal small children’s wounds with a single kiss. We’ve all seen it (or perhaps experienced it), where the child falls down and bumps their knee. As the tears well up and the hands go to their eyes, they immediately head to mom to give it a kiss and make it all better. Some even refuse to stop crying until they get that magical kiss, convinced their bodies won’t heal until mom approves it.
I don’t actually recall my mother doing this to myself or my siblings (forgive me, Mom, if I’m wrong on that), but I’ve seen it enough to know it’s pretty common practice amongst mothers. Perhaps there’s some secret Mom school somewhere where they’re taught it? (And other tricks like having eyes in the back of their head and how to make bedtime stories better than desert)
We all know that there is no real healing power in that kiss. (Please, mothers, hold your hate male. I promise not to tell your children this secret unless they’re like 14 and still asking you to kiss their “boo boo.” At that point it will be for their own good.) Yet, in the eyes of the child, that simple act can instantly make everything alright again, almost as if they had never fallen down, bumped into something, or scraped themselves at all. Isn’t the power of faith amazing?
If we had the faith of a child in regards to God’s power in our life, in His ability to heal our troubles, struggles, and difficulties with a simple kiss, can you imagine how much stronger our walks would be? If you’ve studied the Bible at any length, you’ve read countless examples of Him doing just that. The power is there. His willingness is ready. All you have to do is believe.
Be that kid again and go to God the next time you’ve fallen down. Like a kiss from a loving mother, He can remove the pain, hurt, anxiety, and other ailments in the blink of an eye.
Brett "If only a mother's kiss could give me a goatee like Robert Downey Jr.'s in Iron Man ll" Hibbler
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