This weekend we celebrate Mother’s Day. We salute all moms as well as others who generously provide us with maternal love and care. The imagery of a mother cooing an infant to sleep is probably one of the best pictures of ultimate love. A simple lullaby transmits pure comfort, trust, and love.
Research has shown infants exhibit a natural preference for their mother’s voice over another female when listening to cradle songs. Lullabies strengthen nurturing caregiving bonds between mother and child. These gentle, quiet songs, often simple and repetitive, have lifelong relational impacts.
Today, as we approach Mother’s Day, we should give thanks to the composer of the most famous lullaby, “Wiegenlied (Lullaby or Cradle Song),“ first published in 1868. You may be more familiar with this song as “Brahm’s Lullaby.“ A Lutheran, Johannes Brahms was born on this day, May 7, in 1833. He is remembered as one of the Three Bs, along with his German contemporaries Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven, who composed some of history’s best classical music.
On Mother’s Day, remember to thank moms for singing “Brahm’s Lullaby” or other cradle songs that helped form the everlasting nurturing bonds that sustain us. We also encourage you to invite your mothers and anyone who provided caregiving love to join you this Sunday for worship. Please feel welcome to join us this Sunday, May 9 for our 9:15 AM (indoor) or 10:30 AM (outdoor drive-in) worship service.