On the occasion of Mothers’ Day celebration, a Lady Reverend Minister, Mrs Florence Ama Ben­til, has said that the festival should not only be focused on biological mothers but other women that have impacted and invested into the lives of others.

Rev. Mrs Bentil, who is the wife of the Senior Pastor of Liberty Centre Assemblies of God Church Lapaz in Ac­cra, explained that there were women without children of their own but have supported others in various ways to achieve their dreams and aspirations.

“Such women cannot be left out of the celebration; they must equally be celebrated just like the biological mothers,” she mentioned.

Mrs Bentil said this in an interview with The Spectator on Wednesday in Accra as Ghana joins the rest of the world to celebrate Mothers’ Day tomorrow.

The day was set aside to celebrate mothers in countries throughout the world and is marked on every second Sunday in the month of May.

Speaking ahead of the celebration, Lady Rev. Bentil, who doubles as a Counsellor, said it was instructive to note that the emotions of the day could be mixed for biological mothers and women without any fruit of the womb.

“The day is either one of joy or sor­row for mothers, especially for those who do not have their own children. Definitely, it will break their hearts when they hear of Mothers’ Day.”

But some of these women without biological children, according to Rev. Mrs Bentil may have taken care of oth­er people’s children and through that show of love and compassion have impacted lives positively.

According to her, mothers should always be celebrated because of their unique qualities and the roles they perform in the lives of many.

“Setting the day aside to celebrate our mothers is good but we must also know that we must not only wait for this particular day to appreciate a mother. We need to remember the women who took care of us and nurtured us to become what we are today. Let’s put in our best to cele­brate them,” she stressed.

She then urged the youth to put in an effort to impact generations and those around them, and not wait to become mothers before impacting the lives of others.

The Marriage Counsellor also cau­tioned young women not to rush into marriages to be celebrated on Moth­ers’ Day.

“Single women must not rush into marriage just for the fun of it. They should wait for God’s time. They must not force themselves into marriages or have children though unmarried.”

“To the Christian young women, “I will ask them to wait for God’s time and invest into other lives which will yield results in future,” she admon­ished.

Additionally, she said an ideal way to celebrate a mother was to obey and honour her as Bible specified in the book of Ephesians 6:1-3.

To the mothers, she advised them to keep praying for their children and urged them not to put pressure on them with what they see on social media.

 By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu