With Mother’s Day here, we honor our mothers who passed their faith down to us. Paul told Timothy, “I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure dwells in you as well” (2 Timothy 1:5). Like Timothy, many of us have a fath that dwells in us that first dwelt in our mothers and grandmothers. Passing our faith down is a blessing.
In his letter to the Philippians, Paul spoke about the importance of shining as lights in the world: “Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain” (Philippians 2:14-16)
In other words, we have a command to live out our faith for the wold to see. This is not a “family only” event. Christianity might begin in the family, but it certainly should never end there. We are called to be bold and courageous as we profess our faith. May we always shine as lights in the world!