I believe with my whole soul that the greatest, highest calling on earth is that of a mother. Embracing being a mother, not to mention being a godly mother, rarely occurs in this perverse and evil generation. One of the saddest commentaries on our day, no doubt, and revealing our arrogance in neglecting the word and wisdom of God, is the routine dismissal of the calling of being a mother. This is tragic. Oh how eternity will write large the glories of motherhood and praise the few worthies of these degenerate times. And it is not mainly women who are to blame for this pathetic state of affairs. Abdicating men and husbands bear the blame and responsibility here. Shame on us. Men who are boys!
One great mother once gave her son counsel that he has since passed on and which I find helpful. She said, "Work hard, play hard, and never confuse the two." This mother's counsel to a son has proven to be helpful to me this past year. Take it to heart, for it is all too easy, especially for driven, type-A types, to go wrong here.
That mother was Elizabeth Margaret Maybury Carson (1909-1989), mother of D. A. Carson. That woman who feared the Lord is to be praised, and she will be, for all eternity. "Well done, good and faithful servant," Jesus said to her on 31 December, 1989, when Elizabeth Carson was called home to be with her Lord to enjoy the joy of her Master.
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