1. The Blessing of Burdens Luke 1-2
Mother’s Day 2016

2. Elizabeth: Unfulfilled Longing
J. Oswald Sanders
Waiting is one of God’s primary tools for sanctification.

3. Elizabeth: Unfulfilled Longing
Psalm 27:13–14
I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the Lord.

4. Mary: Overwhelming Responsibility
Rules of the house:
Your mother is always right
If your mother is wrong, refer back to rule #1

5. Mary: Overwhelming Responsibility
C. Everett Koop
Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation.

6. Mary: Overwhelming Responsibility
Relax!! It's not your job to create a perfect child or be a perfect parent. Neither is possible, no matter what your friends try and make you believe about their kids! Parenting is rooted in God's grace, not my perfection.

7. Mary: Overwhelming Responsibility
Isaiah 49:15
“Can a woman forget her nursing child and have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.”

8. Anna: Loss and Loneliness
Psalm 56:8
You have taken account of my wanderings; put my tears in Your bottle. are they not in Your book?

9. Application Is your burden... Unfulfilled longing?
Overwhelming responsibility?
Loss and loneliness?