B. Breaking News in the world
C. Short Topic: Mother's Day - a Holiday to Honor Motherhood
Mother's Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors mothers in the United States. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. It became an official holiday in the country at the start of the 20th century as a way to honor mothers whose sons had died in war.
The holiday is celebrated in a number of ways. People give mothers gifts like flowers, cards, and jewelry to thank them for all their hard work. A popular symbol of the holiday is the carnation. This is because when the holiday first began in the U.S. people were encouraged to wear a red carnation if their mother was alive or a white carnation if their mother was dead. Many people take their mothers out for a special meal. In fact, Mother's Day is the most popular date in the U.S. for people to go out and eat and it is estimated that people spend billions on meals and gifts. Mother's Day is also the most popular day to make long distance calls in the U.S. It is the second most popular gift-giving day after Christmas.
Since its establishment, Mother's Day has been criticized for becoming highly commercialized. In fact, the founder of the U.S. holiday, Anna Jarvis, began protesting the holiday and was even arrested for disturbing the peace for demonstrating. Jarvis's own mother started the campaign to establish a mother's holiday during the American Civil War.
Mothers are not the only people celebrated on this day. All mother figures including grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers, and foster mothers are honored on the holiday. In schools many students make special gifts, including handmade cards. While widely recognized, Mother's Day is not a federal holiday. Many other countries around the world have their own version of Mother's Day.
D. Idioms
1. Bite Off More Than You Can Chew:
2. Bite Your Tongue:
3. Blood Is Thicker Than Water:
4. Blue Moon:
5. Break A Leg:
7. Can't Cut The Mustard :
8. Cast Iron Stomach:
9. Charley Horse:
10. Chew someone out:
E. Bible Story: Jesus Calms the Storm
Matthew 8:23-28 (New International Version (NIV))
23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly
a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But
Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying,
“Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26 He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?”
Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this?
Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
Jesus
Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men
28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the
Gadarenes, two
demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no
one could pass that way.
The photograph reflects our earthly voyage: We sail into an
uncertain future, but we are surrounded by the faithfulness of God!
Jesus’ disciples were surrounded by a storm, and He used the
experience to teach them about the power and faithfulness of God (Matt.
8:23-27). We seek answers for the uncertainties of life.
Whether young or old we all face uncertain futures. Heaven
answers: God's love and goodness encircle us no matter what awaits us. We wait
and see what God will do! —David Roper
INSIGHT: When sin came into the world, everything broke. The earth no
longer functioned as it was supposed to. Our bodies and minds became
susceptible to sickness, disease, and demonic oppression. And we found
ourselves relationally separated from God and other humans. In Matthew 8 Jesus
shows His authority over sin in all these areas. The kingdom of God is not just
a place we go to when we die. It is a kingdom Jesus began during His time on
earth. He manifested it every time He healed a sick person, drove out a
demon, or calmed a storm. And it will be ultimately revealed when He returns
to earth again and makes everything whole, perfect, and new.
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