Friday mornings are pretty robust here on the Grace campus. Every week, a crowd of young mothers gather to celebrate and collaborate on their roles of being somebody’s mom. It’s always a pleasure to speak to that group because I firmly believe they hold one of the most important jobs on earth.
This morning, there was an oddly unique collision of mother’s right outside my office window. Our Pastor Derek has been on a tough journey with a long time friend of his. A young guy named Brian has been in a fierce battle with cancer and Derek has been at his side for months. Brian passed away just a few days ago and we held his funeral here today.
The hearse arrived early to prepare for the scheduled viewing that would be held prior to the funeral service. As the lifeless body remained in the hearse, dozens of young mom’s began arriving for their meeting in another part of the building. Carefree young women pushing strollers passed by the hearse engaged in light hearted conversations based on their common bond of motherhood.
In the crowd I noticed Brian’s mom arriving for a completely different reason, to say good-bye to her boy. Like I said, it was a collision of emotions. During the service, Brian’s mom bravely spoke of her love for her son, how deeply she would miss him and challenged all of us to love our kids as if every second could be the last time we had opportunity to embrace them. I have every intention of responding to that challenge.
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