Why Mothers know best

 

How many would agree, that next to God, mothers know best. I have never heard God talk to me directly, but so many times, I’ve heard him talk to me through Scripture, spiritual readings, homilies and even in the voice of advice from other people. It’s a feeling inside that we know is from God.

 God cares and finds ways to speak to us in our spiritual life, but, for our part, we must listen in the quiet of prayer, to hear his voice in our heart. And many times, that inspiration and spiritual wisdom comes to us from our Blessed Mother

 And life is no different. As we look back on our lives, there may have been many times we ignored the voice of reasoning, that whisper, that advice that came from our friends, co-workers and family members, especially our parents.

 And probably most importantly, from our mothers.  It’s that voice that when we look back, we remember the consequences we suffered for not listening to our mother.

 How true it is in our spiritual life, when we don’t pray to the one who will take our prayers to her Son.  Mary, in her many apparitions has and is providing us the warnings and the wisdom on how to change our lives.

 To prepare ourselves for the coming of her Son. She wants us to pray to her more now than ever. And we know through St. Louis Marie De Monfort, that Jesus will not refuse his mother the answer to our prayers.

 Yes, mothers know best. I can think of many occasions growing up that I now regret, not listening to my mother.  I was stubborn and could very easily tune out others gracefully and listen to only me.

 Always heard my mother’s voice after I suffered the consequences, of not listening to her the first time.

 I remember purchasing my first car going with my parents to a used car dealer in Philly and I picked out a car, a 1964 Wildcat Buick for $999.

 The catch was this. Anything at $1000 or above received a warranty. This one was only a dollar shy and they politely refused the extra dollar I offered them.

 And then came the words of wisdom from my mother, don’t buy that car, there is a reason why there is no guarantee.

 Now my father, on the other hand, was a bit impatient. He’s thinking you looked at three cars, which one will it be. Three cars, eliminate two and choose one?

 It came down to either listening to my voice, for I loved the huge size and dark blue color of the car, and to me it had character, or to listen to my mother’s voice of wisdom, which really was a warning. Well, I listened to me and happily purchased my first car.

 About two weeks later, the car stalled at a traffic light and wouldn’t start. It was the dual carburetor that needed to be replaced, no warranty, and not cheap. And then a week later I dropped my muffler and tail pipe at an intersection, another major expense.

 Then this little voice popped into my head. The voice of wisdom, my mother’s warning I heard clearly “don’t buy that car”. 

 The Wisdom of God is no different.  But with God, the consequences for not listening to His voice can be harsh, and painful and can destroy the soul. Our Blessed Mother is many times His voice.

 But we must pray to her and listen to her in prayer. When the world seems to be collapsing on us, when the confusion in our faith and trust in God becomes an obstacle in our spiritual life, go to Mary.

 When the road to spiritual happiness is overshadowed by doubt, when we can’t recognize Jesus amid all this confusion, call on Mary, our spiritual Mother, the Mother of all Wisdom.

 It is said that when we reflect on the Blessed Mother in prayer with trust, and belief, confident that our prayers will be answered, we find life, and that life is Jesus Christ.

 Mary has power and takes our prayers to Jesus by presenting them unblemished as a gift fit for a King. The intersession of Mary, our Mother is beyond powerful, it is real and it is potent.

 Because, she truly is our Mother, and a mother who cares for every one of her children.

 The Blessed Mother wants nothing more than to rekindle, give life to the spark that unites us with her Son. Yes, to re-connect and help us find Him, to recognize His voice when he speaks to us.

 As Jesus shepherds His sheep to greener pastures, our Blessed Mothers shepherds her children leading them to the path of greener pastures – placing them in Jesus’ care.

 Don’t look back on your life and regret not talking and listening to God. Find the time. Talk to God and He will respond in ways you can’t imagine. Yes, God loves us, protects and guides us and gives us his mother to be our mother.

 When, we listen to the wisdom of our Blessed Mother she will tell us as she did the servants at the wedding, “do whatever He tells you”. But she goes one step further and guides us to His precious Words of in Scripture. To the Words of Wisdom that will impact our lives and be the answer to our prayers. But we must listen and, then do whatever He tells us.

 That’s why God made mothers and placed them on this earth. They are here to inspire us, to guide us, love us and lead us to the arms of Jesus.  A mother’s wisdom is God’s gift to us. And so often God uses their voice for our inspiration and direction.

 Yes, I’ve come to believe the hard way, Mothers know best, and our Blessed Mother knows best of all.  If only we would listen.