Imparting to Others

Remember me to Rufus, eminent in The Lord, also to his mother (who has been) a mother to me as well. Romans 16:13

Rufus is a Roman name and although we have no further detail about him, he had an impact on Paul.

As a woman and a mother I am drawn to what Paul says about Rufus' mother. He does not name her, as he has other women, perhaps he forgot her name or did not think it prudent to name her. Whatever the reason he metions her.

On Sunday at church we had visiting missionaries from Compassion. The man who spoke talked of the blessed woman who financially supported he, his brother and their friend through school. The woman was being honored for her faithfulness. As a supporter of children myself this blessed me.

After church a youngm an, whom I have known for many years came up to talk. He said how upset he was when he heard of my injury, this young man had lived in my family home as a young teenager and ha enjoyed family life with my family. Unfortunately when my husband had a heart attack we had to ask him to leave as my husband was unwell for 18months and the whole dynamic of our world changed.

I said to this man how I enjoyed his playing of the ukelele on Mother's Day and he said it was because of the fact that we had given him an opportunity to learn, he was also grateful that we had taught him how to run the sound desk at our church. He was now able to create his own business in this field. This blessed my heart.

I had been a mother to this young man and was grateful that God had given me the opportunity. I know that the woman who Paul mentioned would have been honored and grateful for the opportunity to bless Paul.

I have had many young people live with me over the years and loved the experience, I enjoy mothering and raising sons and daughters of God. I will always enjoy this task. We are called to give and impart, this is not a hard thing, it is a blessed thing. Amen!