A ROOM FULLY PREPARED

Read John 14:1-4

Jesus said, “My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?”

~John 14:2~

Three days before Thanksgiving I was feeling the full effects of my chemotherapy treatments. My mother called, full of excitement that my husband and I were coming home for the holiday. I told her how awful I felt, but she told me she would prepare my room for me and give me the best medicine in the world — a mother’s love. Two days later my brother called to tell me that Mother died in her sleep. When I arrived at my parents’ house, I found my room fully prepared just as my mother had promised. In the kitchen the ingredients were set out to make my favorite pies. My mother’s last acts on earth were finding ways to comfort me as I endured my battle with cancer.

In today’s reading, as Jesus was about to face a horrible death, he reassured his followers that he would prepare a room for them. Our parent’s love for us can be a reminder of the loving sacrifice Jesus made for us. I know that Jesus has a room prepared for me, and I know that my mother is there waiting for me. As I celebrate Mother’s Day this year, I will worship my Savior and remember my mother and her great love for me. I will also remember that Jesus has prepared a room for us all.

God’s love for me will never die.

Karan Young (Texas)

O God, thank you for human families and the love we can share. Most of all, thank you for your son, Jesus Christ, who taught us how to love. Amen