Drawing on three biblical mothers—Rachel weeping for her children (Jeremiah 31:15, Matthew 2:18), Rizpah keeping her relentless vigil over her sons (2 Samuel 21), and Deborah, "a mother in Israel," who led the fearful toward courage (Judges 4-5)—this Mother's Day message holds space for the full range of what the day stirs: joy, grief, longing, and unhealed wounds. Each woman's story reflects the very heart of God, who Scripture says will never forget us (Isaiah 49:15), fiercely protects the vulnerable (Hosea 13:8), and longs to gather wounded people close like a mother hen shelters her chicks. The invitation is simple and tender: you don't have to pretend to be anywhere other than where you are, and whatever you carry, you don't have to carry it alone.