Where Mother's Day Came From
Sunday is Mother’s Day. According to Wikipedia, Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday of each May and is the result of a campaign by Anna Marie Jarvis (1864-1948), who, following the death of her mother on May 9, 1905, devoted her life to establishing Mother's Day as a holiday.
I was pondering how great this Anna Marie must have been, so I decided to do a little more research and found out a few interesting things….. She succeeded in making Mother’s Day nationally recognized by 1914. By the 1920s, Anna Marie had become soured on the commercialization of the holiday, and was once arrested for disturbing the peace. In addition, she and her sister Ellsinore spent their family inheritance campaigning against the holiday. Both died in poverty.
According to her New York Times obituary, Anna Marie became embittered because too many people sent their mothers a printed greeting card. As she said, "A printed card means nothing except that you are too lazy to write to the woman who has done more for you than anyone in the world. And candy! You take a box to Mother—and then eat most of it yourself. A pretty sentiment!"
Bitter, party of one!!! From the sounds of it a little Mother’s Day chocolate could have done her some good.
In all seriousness, one fact we all have in common is that we are ALL here because of a mother. Since Eve was formed in the Garden, every human being has had a mother. That is a cause for celebration.
This Sunday will be a great opportunity to reflect on your own mother and our God who made her. We will have a few special videos, some great music and a sermon about Mary standing at the cross of Jesus found in John 19:25-27.
I was pondering how great this Anna Marie must have been, so I decided to do a little more research and found out a few interesting things….. She succeeded in making Mother’s Day nationally recognized by 1914. By the 1920s, Anna Marie had become soured on the commercialization of the holiday, and was once arrested for disturbing the peace. In addition, she and her sister Ellsinore spent their family inheritance campaigning against the holiday. Both died in poverty.
According to her New York Times obituary, Anna Marie became embittered because too many people sent their mothers a printed greeting card. As she said, "A printed card means nothing except that you are too lazy to write to the woman who has done more for you than anyone in the world. And candy! You take a box to Mother—and then eat most of it yourself. A pretty sentiment!"
Bitter, party of one!!! From the sounds of it a little Mother’s Day chocolate could have done her some good.
In all seriousness, one fact we all have in common is that we are ALL here because of a mother. Since Eve was formed in the Garden, every human being has had a mother. That is a cause for celebration.
This Sunday will be a great opportunity to reflect on your own mother and our God who made her. We will have a few special videos, some great music and a sermon about Mary standing at the cross of Jesus found in John 19:25-27.
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