English
EspañolI am pregnant! I do not allow anyone or anything to take away the joy of being a mother. This child that I carry inside me, above all circumstances, is a gift from God. It opens a thousand new chapters in my life as a woman—chapters of love, companionship, warmth, tenderness, detachment, abnegation, and wisdom.
Text
“With great affection I urge all future mothers: keep happy and let nothing rob you of the interior joy of motherhood. Your child deserves your happiness.” (The Joy of Love, n.171)
Commentary
Nowadays, for women, motherhood does not always come to us within a marriage, with a husband who loves, cares, and protects us. That is why I want to tell you about the following case. Sandra is single. She has told her family that she is expecting a baby. Immediately after the initial surprise, her parents and siblings have encouraged her and assured her that she had all the support she needed to have a robust and healthy baby and that they already him very much.
I was happy to meet Sandra. It gave me great joy to see that she was managing her pregnancy with enthusiasm even though it was the most challenging ordeal she had been through in the few years she had been alive. From the first moment, her son was her concern: what food should be eaten so that her son would be well, having medical check-ups on time, taking the necessary vitamins, not ingesting certain medication that might be harmful to the baby.
Despite the pain of being alone, she never lost the joy of being a mother, of dreaming about the child to be born. She had understood that the child she was carrying was a gift from God, and she was God´s collaborator. That child would change her life, give her a new meaning, and reasons to love and live. Her child would be a companion against loneliness. Moreover, along with him, a hundred new, fascinating, intense chapters would open from this day forward until death.
