I love scripture of Islam which states, "Serve and revere your parents. Heaven is spread beneath the feet of mothers everywhere."
What a beautiful passage honoring our mothers. Heaven is at their feet. Heaven the place one finds refuge, peace, nurturing, love, kindness, compassion and wisdom.
Islam, as well as the Catholic Church give great homage to Mary the Mother of Jesus. Native Americans give homage to our Mother Earth.
Several traditions which have been interpreted by our patriarchs have lost sight of the importance of honoring our Mothers and give greater attention to the Father. I believe this puts us in a state of imbalance. We must honor both Mother and Father.
This is also true in our honoring of our masculine and our feminine attributes within ourselves. When we squelch one, we live an imbalanced life which manifests in every area of our lives. Could it be that the squelching of our feminine natures in men and our oppressing women around the globe for centuries is the cause for our Mother Earth being dishonored, raped and pillaged? Just a thought.
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