Mother Knows Best

 

When I was a kid, there was a popular TV show called “Father Knows Best.” I always thought it was a silly title, because while Dad was smart, even he recognized how much more Mom knew.

Dad would be working on something that had broken, like our TV. He would have wires, tubes, and pieces of the TV all over the living room. I would see him scratch his head, always a sure sign that he was stuck.

Then, he would go into the kitchen and talk to Mom. I would hear him describing what was wrong, what he had done, what he couldn’t figure out. I never quite heard what she said - it just sounded like “uh-huh,” and “hmm.” But clearly she was solving the problem. I knew this because after consulting with Mom, Dad would emerge from the kitchen and within a very few minutes, have the TV back together and working again.

This happened with the car, the washing machine, and any number of other household appliances around the house when I was growing up. My Dad could fix anything, as long as Mom was around to help him figure it out. I
knew it was really Mother Knows Best when it came to problems.

I think that is why God gave us our Mothers. We should listen to our Moms, because they can tell us how to face the problems of life.
Especially if we will listen to their example, and learn how to love others sacrificially, which covers a multitude of problems (I Peter 4:8).

Thank you, God, for our Mothers. Thank you for their unconditional love and care. Help us to learn what Mothers Know Best: Self-Less Love.

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