Widowed And Scarred Mother

A widowed mother leaves her house and went to fetch water, leaving her only child asleep. On her return, she found a large crowd around her burning house. On the inside, her son is about to die in the fire. Throwing her bowl of water on the floor and crying, she wants to get into the burning house to look for her son. Everyone keeps saying, “You are going to die too fire is very great.”

Escaping from their hands, she enters the fire and wrapped her son in a blanket. The child, tight against her breast, is not touched by the fire. Mummy comes out severely burnt & is only narrowly saved; thanks to the care of the hospital, but she lives with scars and unrecognizable.

Many years passed. The child, under the guidance of his mother, completed his studies & was appointed minister. He organized a party at his villa on his appointment, and invited all the dignitaries of the city and his friends.

While they were in the party, noises were heard at the door of the entrance to the villa. The son was forced to go and resolve the situation. He found that the security officers were preventing his mother from joining the party. He had not invited her but she also wanted to join the party.

Faced with this situation in front of his guests, he said tenderly to his mother: “Please, Mom, I would be ashamed to have you appear before my friends. We can have a meeting later. “And in secret, he ordered the security services to throw out his mother because of her scars and went into continue partying.

This woman represents Jesus who sacrificed himself for us. He saved us by sacrificing his life. It is He who has received the scars because of us.

Today, what place do we give him in our life? How do we treat him? Are we ashamed of His scars? Do we receive him into our heart & life in our good times? Are we happy to introduce our Master to our “wealthy” friends?” Are we ready to witness him?

“If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” Mk 8:38 (Mt 10:33; 2Tim 2:12)

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