Tag Archives: Mother's Day

Giving Birth, a Leap of Faith

By Robin Bates | Published: May 7, 2022

In Merton’s poem about the Annunciation, Mary chooses to bring a child into an uncertain world. That leap of faith is an expression of hope.

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Mothering Jesus

By Robin Bates | Published: May 9, 2020

Spiritual Sunday – Mother’s Day For Mother’s Day, here are three Madeleine L’Engle poems about Mary and Jesus following the crucifixion. I love how they focus on Mary as mother. Three daysWhen you agree to be the mother of GodYou make no conditions, no stipulations.You flinch before neither cruel thorn nor rod.You accept the tears; […]

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Only after Pain Comes Life

By Robin Bates | Published: May 14, 2017

For Mother’s Day, here’s a Madeleine L’Engle poem about Jesus’s mother experiencing the crucifixion and then the resurrection. In it we see both the joys and the heartbreak that come with an unconditional mother’s love.

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