Mothering Sunday: Abide In Christ To Bear Godly Fruits – Vicar’s Wife, Faleye Admonishes Mothers
Mothers have been admonished to always abide in Christ so as to bear godly fruits.
The wife of the Vicar, Saint Anne’s Church, Molete, Ibadan, Mrs Olaoluyimika Faleye gave the admonition in a sermon in the Church auditorium in commemoration of this year’s Mothering Sunday.
Speaking on the theme of the sermon, “Go and bear fruits”, Mrs Faleye explained that good fruits come from hearts filled with the holy spirits.
While making reference to a passage in the bible, Mrs Faleye who noted that all trees that did not yield good fruits would be cut down, appealed to mothers to surrender themselves to God by being in his presence daily.
“We need to check ourselves as mothers and note if we produce sour taste,bitter taste,overripe taste unripe taste or sweet taste to people around us.
Mrs Faleye who described mothers as teachers, nurses, cooks and security officers noted that the greatest fruit a woman could yield was to lead people Christ and raise godly children pointed out that good fruits came from hearts filled with the holy Spirit.
Highlights of the service were presentations from the Girls’Guild and Sunday school children
The mothers who were gaily dressed in white and blue were presented with bowls as they danced to the altar.
Mothering Sunday is usually celebrated mostly in Orthodox churches on the fourth Sunday in Lent.
Mothering Sunday is a day when daughters are expected to attend their mothers’ churches and celebrate with their mothers.
