At Trinity Church this morning, the children put together bunches of flowers to give to their mothers, and to other ladies in the church. I’m sure a lot of other churches do something similar on Mothers Day.

Mothering Sunday began as a religious event in the 16th century. The word “motherhood” referred to “Mother Church”, the main church or cathedral in an area. On the fourth Sunday of Lent, people would have returned to the special services at their Mother Church.

Some people may still return to what they consider their Mother Church for Mothering Sunday. But most of us would struggle to now what is our Mother Church.

Mothers Day has become a day for showing thankfulness to Mothers. One day can never be enough for that.