Christian Focus Publications Ltd Paperback English
Mothering Against Futility
Balancing Meaning and Mundanity in the Fear of the Lord
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Simona Gorton calls women to embrace the Godglorifying tension between the seemingly meaningless work and the weighty responsibility of motherhood. We know the gospel impacts the repetitive, mundane work so inherent in homemaking and mothering, but how does that knowledge work itself out in the fabric of late nights and spilled oatmeal? As mothers, we live in the tension between the seemingly meaningless everyday of our callings and the magnificent realities of the gospel and what God promises to do through us as mothers as we raise up the next generation to His glory. This book was written to showcase how God uniquely uses the vanity inherent in the work of motherhood to display the beauties of the gospel in and through us as we fix our eyes on its truth. If there is value in the mundanity, we can glory even in this menial work as we come to see even in this the wisdom of God. The mundanity itself is a signpost pointing us to the glory of God if well let it.In the calling of motherhood, God transforms our sight and opens our eyes to the gospel paradoxes of weakness as strength, smallness as glory,inefficiency as faithfulness. Our lives and actions as mothers, surrendered to Him like loaves and fishes, can become stunning showpieces of gospel hope and glimpses of eternal hilarity and joy. Simona pulls together themes from the book of Ecclesiastes to see how it speaks specifically to many of the challenges we face as mothers in this encouraging book. An Introduction Experience and Ecclesiastes All is Vanity Or Is It? Remembering the Goal Who is Sufficient? Motherhood as Suffering Hope in Childbearing The Apologetic of Motherhood The Magic of Simple A Compass in the Fog God uses repetitive, mundane work of motherhood How motherhood points us to glory of God Pulls themes from book of Ecclesiastes
Simona Gorton calls women to embrace the Godglorifying tension between the seemingly meaningless work and the weighty responsibility of motherhood.
We know the gospel impacts the repetitive, mundane work so inherent in homemaking and mothering, but how does that knowledge work itself out in the fabric of late nights and spilled oatmeal?
As mothers, we live in the tension between the seemingly meaningless everyday of our callings and the magnificent realities of the gospel and what God promises to do through us as mothers as we raise up the next generation to His glory.
This book was written to showcase how God uniquely uses the vanity inherent in the work of motherhood to display the beauties of the gospel in and through us as we fix our eyes on its truth.
If there is value in the mundanity, we can glory even in this menial work as we come to see even in this the wisdom of God. The mundanity itself is a signpost pointing us to the glory of God if well let it.In the calling of motherhood, God transforms our sight and opens our eyes to the gospel paradoxes of weakness as strength, smallness as glory,inefficiency as faithfulness. Our lives and actions as mothers, surrendered to Him like loaves and fishes, can become stunning showpieces of gospel hope and glimpses of eternal hilarity and joy.
Simona pulls together themes from the book of Ecclesiastes to see how it speaks specifically to many of the challenges we face as mothers in this encouraging book.
An Introduction
Experience and Ecclesiastes
All is Vanity Or Is It?
Remembering the Goal
Who is Sufficient?
Motherhood as Suffering
Hope in Childbearing
The Apologetic of Motherhood
The Magic of Simple
A Compass in the Fog
God uses repetitive, mundane work of motherhood
How motherhood points us to glory of God
Pulls themes from book of Ecclesiastes