Yesterday, I was gifted with this prayer, written by my oldest son:

[Prayer for Mother’s Day

Spirit of Life, Great Mother and Father of Many Names, You Who are Greater than Each of Us and Yet Reside Within Each of Us, be present to us today.

We recognize that today is Mother’s Day. It is a day that we come to with mixed feelings. For some of us it is a time to honor the person who gave us life, and who shaped our lives. We have gratitude for all of the ways our mothers have stood with us when we were alone. We have gratitude for the example some of our mothers have shown us. We have gratitude for all of the gifts that special person gave us without being asked.

For some of us, Mother’s Day is bittersweet. Many of our mothers have passed. We hold in memory the gifts that they gave us, and we hold in community one another’s grief. And we also recognize that, for some of us, Mothers Day does not bring positive feelings. So we hold in community one another’s pain.

Let us be together in our joys and sorrows. Let us celebrate the gifts that have been given us, and let us reflect on the ways that we can pass those gifts on to others. Spirit of Life, at this time we lean into your silence.

Amen.]

My middle child brought me brownies after we dined on pizza and salad.

And my daughter, tho working far away, text messaged me with a "Happy Mother's Day, I Love You."

A good day, despite the cold and rain that kept me from my daily walk.

David and I, then, spent the evening sipping wine over a movie called "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.... and Spring." This little Buddhist film spoke to me of what Mother's Day is really about.... the great cycles of life. Including the painful choices any mother must make if she is to do her job well ... the decision to die, and to let her children go.

Here is a review that did the Korean film justice, I think: www.kfccinema.com/reviews/d...inter.html
Pay no attention to the American reviewers of the "Sesame Street" generation who claim it was slow to start, or boring. Bah! No such thing!!

Amma