He Sees You, Mama.

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whose he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”

John 19:26 ESV

Her son was bloodied. He was beaten. He was weak. An ugly crown twisted on His head, digging into his skin, as they mocked and screamed at Him. Her world was shattered, her baby broken.

We know the end of the story. We know the purpose for this pain. We know the victory soon to follow, but she didn’t. She was hurting and she was fearful, and He saw her.

In the middle of the most important moment of history, with the weight of the world’s sin on His shoulders, and nails in His hands, He saw the mother standing by His side alone and He chose to take care of her.

And He sees you, Mama.

He sees you in your moments of fear and pain.

He sees you when you are washing dishes at midnight with tears running down your face.

He sees you when you doubt your ability to take care of the children in you arms.

He sees you smile through the heart ache.

He sees you when you marriage is falling apart and you’re trying to hold it together.

He sees you in your weariness as you load another load of laundry, pick up another round of toys, take another child to school or practice, coach someone through their homework, and get everyone to bed on time.

He sees you when the anxiety makes your heart race or depression makes you question if they really need you.

He sees you when you struggle to juggle everything on your plate and feel like it’s all slipping from your grasp.

He sees you as you stare at bills on your table wondering where the money is going to come from.

He sees you when you’re too exhausted to keep going but make yourself keep moving anyway.

He sees you in your loneliness, in your agony, in your grief.

And He makes a way for you. He is not too busy to notice you on the sidelines of life. He is not too busy to provide what you need in that moment.

See those scars in His hands? They prove that He made a way for you. They declare His passionate, infinite love for you. He has earned the power over fear, anxiety, depression, pain, weariness, death, and doubt through His own blood.

He sees you, Mama. And He will take care of you.