Mother's Day 2026
In 1905, a woman by the name of Anna Jarvis lost her beloved mother. To honor her life, she promoted a National Day of Gratitude on behalf of mothers on the second Sunday in May. It was finalized by President Wilson in 1914.
While this can be a wonderful day set aside, we must remember God had already given a commandment in Exodus 20:12 “Honor (respect) thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee”. We find this was the fifth commandment God had given with a relational promise.
We applaud many of the women in the scripture who were great mothers. Proverbs Chapter 31 gives an exceptional example of King Lemuel’s mother, who gave godly instruction to her son by giving honor to a woman with a virtuous character. With all her excellent attributes, more importantly, she was a woman who feared the Lord and should be praised.
Not all women in the scripture were as exemplary as the woman mentioned in Proverbs.
We find that Eve was the first mother of all living, and although she had her temptation with the serpent, she was a mother to Cain, Abel, Seth, and other children as well.
Sarah was named in Genesis 18:12, who brought forth Isaac in her older stage of life. Even laughing when God gave her and Abraham the promise of a child being born to them at her advanced age. She got ahead of the Lord with her handmaid, yet she was honored because of the Lord’s faithfulness, and Isaac, the promised seed, was born as promised.
Bathsheba, in 2 Samuel 11-12, was used by King David for his own desires. She brought forth a son named Solomon, who would rule on the throne, and we see he was in the lineage of the Messiah.
Rahab, the Canaanite prostitute, hid the Israelite spies in Joshua 2, yet is recognized in Hebrews 11:31 as one of the heroes of the faith. From her lineage, she was the mother of Boaz, who was in the successive line of King David and Jesus.
These are a few women in the scripture who may not have been perfect, yet were used by God to bring forth his will in the day they were living.
Hannah, Ruth, Jochebed, Mary, Elizabeth, Eunice, and Lois were a few mothers named in the Bible who were great examples of women who loved God and were used for his service.
Here at the Bridge of Hope, we celebrate all the dedicated mothers who have been wonderful examples to their children at home and in church. We also recognize our beautiful, sweet, and loving first lady, Romeika Adderley, who is a great blessing to her children and the BOH family.
On a personal note, I have been blessed to be the mother of Asa and Brent, for which I am so grateful and blessed beyond measure. They have stood by their dad and me through thick and thin. I love them with every part of my being.
I also give honor to my precious mother, who is with the Lord now. I remember the last time I visited with her. I took her by her feeble hands, looked at all the age spots, and the finger that had been severely injured in her younger life. I began to think about all she had been through in her life, yet she remained faithful to the Lord. I realized one day that I might not be able to take her hand again and thank her for all she had meant to me and for the love I had for her. In that year, she was gone.
I leave with you a little story written by Dr. G. Campbell Morgan:
He had four sons, and they all became ministers. At a family reunion, a friend asked one of the sons, Which Morgan is the greatest preacher? While the son looked at the father, the father replied, “Mother.”
- Seniors Pastor Carol Johnson
While this can be a wonderful day set aside, we must remember God had already given a commandment in Exodus 20:12 “Honor (respect) thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee”. We find this was the fifth commandment God had given with a relational promise.
We applaud many of the women in the scripture who were great mothers. Proverbs Chapter 31 gives an exceptional example of King Lemuel’s mother, who gave godly instruction to her son by giving honor to a woman with a virtuous character. With all her excellent attributes, more importantly, she was a woman who feared the Lord and should be praised.
Not all women in the scripture were as exemplary as the woman mentioned in Proverbs.
We find that Eve was the first mother of all living, and although she had her temptation with the serpent, she was a mother to Cain, Abel, Seth, and other children as well.
Sarah was named in Genesis 18:12, who brought forth Isaac in her older stage of life. Even laughing when God gave her and Abraham the promise of a child being born to them at her advanced age. She got ahead of the Lord with her handmaid, yet she was honored because of the Lord’s faithfulness, and Isaac, the promised seed, was born as promised.
Bathsheba, in 2 Samuel 11-12, was used by King David for his own desires. She brought forth a son named Solomon, who would rule on the throne, and we see he was in the lineage of the Messiah.
Rahab, the Canaanite prostitute, hid the Israelite spies in Joshua 2, yet is recognized in Hebrews 11:31 as one of the heroes of the faith. From her lineage, she was the mother of Boaz, who was in the successive line of King David and Jesus.
These are a few women in the scripture who may not have been perfect, yet were used by God to bring forth his will in the day they were living.
Hannah, Ruth, Jochebed, Mary, Elizabeth, Eunice, and Lois were a few mothers named in the Bible who were great examples of women who loved God and were used for his service.
Here at the Bridge of Hope, we celebrate all the dedicated mothers who have been wonderful examples to their children at home and in church. We also recognize our beautiful, sweet, and loving first lady, Romeika Adderley, who is a great blessing to her children and the BOH family.
On a personal note, I have been blessed to be the mother of Asa and Brent, for which I am so grateful and blessed beyond measure. They have stood by their dad and me through thick and thin. I love them with every part of my being.
I also give honor to my precious mother, who is with the Lord now. I remember the last time I visited with her. I took her by her feeble hands, looked at all the age spots, and the finger that had been severely injured in her younger life. I began to think about all she had been through in her life, yet she remained faithful to the Lord. I realized one day that I might not be able to take her hand again and thank her for all she had meant to me and for the love I had for her. In that year, she was gone.
I leave with you a little story written by Dr. G. Campbell Morgan:
He had four sons, and they all became ministers. At a family reunion, a friend asked one of the sons, Which Morgan is the greatest preacher? While the son looked at the father, the father replied, “Mother.”
- Seniors Pastor Carol Johnson
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