{UAH} Happy Mother's / Maama Day 2014

There are several Bible verses appropriate for Mother's Day cards and letters. Ten have been compiled for easy reference that may be used from a husband to a wife or from a child to a mother. All quotes are from the New International Version.

 

Exodus 20:12  
 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you."
 
Deuteronomy 5:16
"Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you."
 
Matthew 12:50
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.
 
Mark 3:35
Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother.
 
Luke 8:21
He replied, "My mother and brothers are those who hear God's word and put it into practice.
 
Psalm 139:13
For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
 
Proverbs 1:8,9
Listen, my son, to your father's instruction
and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
They will be a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.
 
Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favor from the Lord.
 
Proverbs 31:10-29
A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
"Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
 
1 Corinthians 13: 4-8, 13
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self‑seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
 
Sources
http://www.blueletterbible.org/
 

Published by Cecilia Nyman

Semi SAHM, working PT, loving books, living life, trying to save the world, and enjoying almost every minute of it! 

 

Rev. Jessica

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9)