Makarios Mother's Day

my grandmother's senior portrait
1916





"Blessed are the gentle... " (Matt. 5:5)
"Blessed are the merciful..." (Matt. 5:7)
"Blessed are the peacemakers..." (Matt. 5:9)

In the original manuscripts, the Greek word for "blessed" in Matthew 5:5-9 is "makarios," meaning fortunate, well off, blessed, or happy.

Dear mothers, for all your many, many acts of gentleness, mercy, peacemaking, and giving of yourselves to others that you do day after week after month after year after year after year, "Happy" Mother's Day just doesn't make the cake. So ladies, highly valued and deeply loved, "Blessed, Makarios Mother's Day" to you!