Message

She had daughters who could illuminate an entire lifetime, yet she always felt a longing for a son. She believed her life was incomplete and would never be whole without him...

The son arrived, and she showered him with tenderness and affection that she could not bring herself to give her daughters. She enrolled him in the best schools. While she watched one of her daughters studying while her son played, she gave her son a cash reward, simply because he was the longed-for boy. She abused and beat her daughters, but her son was a red line that no one could cross.

As the son grew up, the new wife decided to expel the mother and the daughters, considering them a heavy burden; getting rid of them was better, and undoubtedly a way to save money. The mother fell into a state of disbelief, caught in constant astonishment and overwhelming shock, too great for her to overcome, with her tongue always repeating, “This is my only son... This is the son who worries about me.”

Perhaps this is a message for those exhausted by longing... Some wishes and dreams, when realized, bring us misery. This is something we struggle to comprehend and accept as human beings... Have we entrusted our affairs to God, confident in His wisdom? O God, inspire us with patience in what we do not fully understand...