Calvin Synod Herald, 2017 (118. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2017-05-01 / 5-6. szám
10 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD Mother’s Day Scripture: Ephesians 6:1- 6:3 On the second Sunday of each year we gather to worship the Lord and honor our mothers. Not only are we commanded to honor our mothers; it’s also the sensible and loving thing to do. Many of us here today wish we still had our mothers living so we could honor them, remember them and love them. A six-year-old boy, separated from his mother in a supermarket, began to call frantically for “Martha! Martha! Martha!” That was his mother’s name and she came running to him quickly. “But, honey,” she admonished, “you shouldn’t call me ‘Martha’, I’m ‘Mother’ to you.” “Yes, I know,” he answered, “but this store is full of mothers.” Our world is full of mothers, but we have only one mother who is special. Should be. Must always be. There is no one like our mothers. And no one can take the place of our mothers. Someone wrote: You’ve turned in to a Mom when: • You automatically double-knot everything you tie. • You His interpretation of God’s will have freed mankind to live a life in “abundance”, as Jesus says in John 10:10. Calvin’s first Hungarian disciple was Gergely Belényesi, a young scholar from Nagyvarad, and he was followed by many others. On the heels of the Lutheran Reformation sweeping all of Western Europe, the Calvinist followed close behind, and much of Hungary became Reformed (only to be affected by the military might of the Hapsburgs in the "Counter Reformaton). In Hungary, the teachings of Calvin were felt so close to the people's souls that the Reformed Church was called the Hungarian Church and Hungarian Faith. Calvin's influence did not mean that much just for our church, but also for our nation. The persecution by the Habsburgs against the protestants was directed mainly against the reformers. The intention was for Hungary to become a German land. This was best expressed by the poet Gyula Illyés: "Do you believe, that there would be some kind of Hungarians, if there is no Calvin? I do not think so. " This year, in 2017, we celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, when on October 31 Martin Luther posted the "Ninety-Five Thesis" on the door of the Wittenberg Church. John Calvin's reformation clarified and furthered this reformation in Europe. We in our church have a proud legacy - Christ’s will was renewed and revealed and brought to life again by our Reformed Church. Rt. Rev. Koto man Karl Ludwig find yourself humming the Barney song as you do the dishes. • You hear a baby cry in the grocery store, and you start to gently sway back and forth, back and forth. However, your children are either at school or long gone! • You actually start to like the smell of strained carrots mixed with applesauce. • You spend a half hour searching for your sunglasses only to have your teenager say, "Mom, why don’t you wear the ones you pushed up on your head?" • You are out for a nice romantic meal with your husband, enjoying some real adult conversation, when suddenly you realize that you’ve reached over and started to cut up his steak! Things Our Mothers Taught Us: • My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE "If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning." • My mother taught me about RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet." • My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. "If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!" • My mother taught me LOGIC. "Because I said so, that’s why. • My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident." • "Keep crying, and I’ll give you something to cry about." • My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper.” • My mother taught me about STAMINA. "You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone." • My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it." • My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE."I brought you into this world, and I can take you out." • My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father! • My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do." • My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home" • My mother taught me about RECEIVING."You are going to get it when you get home!" • My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE."If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, the wind will change and you will stay like that." • My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up. • My mother taught me GENETICS. "You act just like your father." • My mother taught me about my ROOTS."Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were bom in a bam? " • My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you’ll understand." • My mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!" On Mother’s Day we can’t say enough good things about our mothers, but we’ll try. And God help us if we don’t!
