Call Her Blessed

May 2026

Mothers are a national treasure and our greatest asset by far. Nothing and no one even comes close. They are the life’s blood of our country. In the spiritual realm, godly mothers play a critical role in the conversion and spiritual development of our children. What would life be with them?

Proverbs 31:28 says, “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.” We may call her “mother”, “mom”, “mama”, or “mommy”, but all of us call her “blessed.” Our mother is not one we call by her first name. We thank God for our mothers, and if we are blessed to have her still with us on this side of glory, we are incredibly rich. And yet, how many times do we take our mothers for granted?

She birthed us, raised us, cared for us, comforted us, encouraged us, corrected us, listened to us, helped us, served us, and most of all, loved us. Mothers are the most selfless and loving creatures made by God. Many books have been written on motherhood but all of them fall short because they are written by mortals. God’s word in so many places defines and describes godly women and mothers. Proverbs 31 is a treatise on the godly woman, wife, and mother.

The question is: do we love our mothers as we should? Do we respect them, speak well of them, honor them, spend time with them, and appreciate them? Someone once said, “Make a list of thirty-one things your mother does for you and the family which you seldom thank her for. Make a point of thanking her specifically for one on each day of the coming month. On each day of the following month, pay her a new compliment on one of her good attitudes, character qualities, habits or talents. And be prepared for a better relationship than you’ve enjoyed in quite a while.”

John 19:27 never cases us to amaze us, “Then He said to the disciple ‘Behold your mother!’ And from that hour that disciple took her to his own house.” With some of His last dying breathes our Savior assured the provision and care for His mother. If Jesus did that for His mother in His life and in His death, what should we do for our mothers? Let us arise and call them blessed!