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Sabbath Sermon Experience 5-9-2026

May 9, 2026    Elder Segismond Beersingh

This powerful message challenges us to reconsider what truly makes a mother by examining the extraordinary story of Moses and the two women who shaped his destiny. We encounter Moses' biological mother, who defied Pharaoh's murderous decree by hiding her son for three months before placing him in a basket among the reeds. Then we meet Pharaoh's daughter, an Egyptian princess who chose compassion over compliance, rescuing and raising the Hebrew child despite her father's law demanding his death. Both women risked everything to protect the same child, yet only one gave him birth. This narrative from Exodus chapters 1 and 2 reveals that motherhood transcends biology—it is rooted in compassion, sacrifice, and courage. The Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah also appear in this account, women who feared God more than the king and saved countless Hebrew boys. As we reflect on these stories, we're confronted with challenging questions: What makes a woman a mother? What kind of mother is God calling us to be? In our world today, there are many abandoned children, many 'Moseses' left without protection. The question becomes: where are the Pharaoh's daughters among us? Will we extend maternal love only to our biological children, or will we embrace the radical compassion that sees every child as worthy of protection, nurture, and love? This message calls us beyond the boundaries of blood relation into the expansive territory of divine love.