FROM A MOTHER'S VIEW

From a Mother's view

We often think of Jesus as God's only Son,
but let's not forget, He was also Mary's first one!
Mary gave birth to a special little boy
who filled her life with love and with joy.
She watched as He grew throughout the years,
heard Him laugh and dried His tears.
And as He grew into a man,
she watched Him preach throughout the land.
Then one night after her Son prayed,
the temple guards carried Him away.
He was arrested because He claimed to be
"The Son of Man" from Galilee.

"Crucify Him" the crowd would shout;
it didn't matter that Pilate had doubt.
With never a thought regarding His Mother
they crowned Him with thorns and rejoiced with each other.

Mary watched from a distance as they drove nails in His hands,
(the same ones she had washed when He was just a little man)!
And as she drew closer, she heard Jesus say...
"Father forgive them for they know not what they do",
as they hung a sign over His head that read, "King of the Jews".

It was about the ninth hour and darkness had already filled the land
and Mary didn't know how much more she could stand.
Then she heard Jesus utter, "Father into your hands I commit my Spirit",
surely her knees must have buckled, how could her heart bare it?

His Mother watched in horror as once again she heard Jesus cry,
"it is finished" and finally he died.
Then a soldier with a spear pierced Christ in His side
and there was no doubt, our Savior had died.
As blood and water ran down the foot of the cross,
God's plan was fulfilled...we now have a choice!

It breaks my heart to think of this Mother
who witnessed her Son's death, unlike any other.
Her first born son, an innocent man, now had died in order
to fulfill God's plan.