In honor of all the amazing mothers, I’d like to share the lyrics of an old song by Shirley Caesar:
My sister's little boy came in the kitchen one evening
While she was fixing supper
And he handed her a piece of paper he had been writing on
And after wiping her hands on an apron
She took it in her hands and she read it
And this is what it said:
For mowing the yard - $5
And for making up my own bed this week - $1
For going to the store - $.50
And playing with little brother while you went shopping - $.25
Taking out the trash - $1
And for getting a good report card - $5
And for raking the yard - $2
Total owed - $14.75
Well she looked at him standing there and expecting
And a thousand memories flashed through her mind
So she picked up the pen and turned the paper over and this is what she wrote:
F
or the 9 months I carried you, holding you inside me, NO CHARGE
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored you, prayed for you, NO CHARGE
For the time and the tears and the costs through the years, there is NO CHARGE
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love is NO CHARGE
For the nights filled with grey and the worries ahead, NO CHARGE
For the advice and the knowledge and the costs of your college, NO CHARGE
For the toys, school, and clothes, and for wiping your nose, there's NO CHARGE, son.
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love is NO CHARGE
Well you know when I think about that
I think about the day that Jesus went out to Calvary and gave His life as a ransom for me
When I think on the words "If any man be in Christ, he's a new creature"
I like to think about the very minute that He shed His blood
My debt was paid in full, and I want you to know today
When you add it all up, the full cost of Real Love is NO CHARGE.
From Pastor Keeyoung’s Heart
May 12, 2013