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A Loving Mother is remembered on this day called Women’s Day
My mother Saramma Verghese (85 years) Promoted to Glory on July 8th, 2008. I am so glad to present a brief memoir of my mother on this women’s day.
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July 8th, 2011. Years Passed by… Pleasant Memories of My Mother is Still Lingering In Our Minds………..
My Beloved Mother Saramma Varughese:
This is a brief memoir of my mother ‘Saramma Verghese’ (85 years) who passed away on 8th July 2008.
A Photograph with her sister, sister-in-law, children & Grand Children
Some of the prominent evangelists at that time in the brethren movement M/s. K V Simon, Lonappen Upadesi, Peter Upadesi, K. G. Kurian, E P Varghese, C T Mathai, A P Paily, Vattakattu Varkey Upadesi and a few other’s through their inspirational messages and classes strengthened them to be firm in their faith.
Though they faced many problems from their family members, whenever these brethren conduct gospel meetings and Bible classes in nearby places, they made it a point to attend those gatherings.
A few more Christians joined the faith and started a small gathering at Pothanicade near Parambencherry.
The Lord was faithful to His daughter and gave her a partner who was a believer. Mr. P T Varghese from Kota, Chengannur, who was a God-fearing, humble, loving and well-disciplined person. Evangelist K P Stephen of Thiruvankulam and his wife (she can be seen in the above picture in white dress holding a bag) took initiative in this matter and they were united in holy matrimony.
At that time my father was working as a pattern maker in the carpentry section of the erstwhile Pampa River Sugar Factory – Now Travancore Sugars and Chemicals Ltd-. My mother was an ideal wife to my father and a loving mother to all of us and an excellent homemaker like the woman in Proverb 31.
She was a mature woman, devoted wife, mother, honorable, humble, unselfish and kind. She was a caring and loving mother not only to us but also to the neighbors, especially to the fellow believers.
She was so keen to share whatever we had with others especially with those in the Lord’s service. In spite of our tight financial budget, she always set apart her mite for this purpose and she made this as a practice until her death.
Those days running a family of nine members was a great task. With my father’s meager salary it was difficult to make both ends meet. On my mother’s initiative, father bought a cow and started selling milk and manure to the neighbouring people and earned a small income from that.
At that time we were staying in the company’s staff quarters. There was a high demand for our milk as it was not diluted.
My mother was so strict that she never diluted the milk with water for sale.
Apart from this, my father used to work in the evening hours after his eight hours of duty at the factory.
He made different types of wooden furniture with good quality wood. This too was in high demand because of the carpentry skill and the reasonable prices.
Comments Received from Google’s Knol Pages:
of humans regardless of their beliefs should be taught at a very early age? Your story recounts essentially hysterical fear and hate-based behavior. If only tolerance, acceptance, and love were taught and reinforced during childhood, such events would dissipate.
My sister-in-law, an otherwise wonderful woman, would sit in my home and lecture that unless I accepted her specific brand of born-again Christianity, I was condemned to hell. I questioned her to point out the problem of sparsely-populated heaven since her specific brand embraced far less than 10,000 souls. It did not matter. She was incapable of intellectually accepting logic. She chose to remain mentally lazy, believing the dogma from the pulpit of her church without challenge.
Tolerance takes intellectual bravery and energy. Blind faith is in my opinion at the root of hatred and war. As humans, we need to question and test endlessly. What do you think?
Thanks,
~ Murry Shohat
Hi Murry— Thanks for the comment, good to know that you are touched by mother’s exemplary short history. Yes, tolerance of humans no doubt should be taught at the early stage. For that matter, not only this but many other good moral fibers should be taught at the tender age that will definitely have an impacting effect till a person’s death. As far as I know, it will not dissipate.
About your Sis-in-law’s faith, I really appreciate her guts to lecture to a person like you about her unchallenging faith. LOL. and I fully agree with her, though a bit religious oriented subject, since you raised this let me put my view, Yes, her stand is a wonderful and an acceptable one, and as you said very few in this world opt for that, yes the Bible too says it, only a meager number follow this truth. The people who opt and go towards that way is very very less comparing to the other groups towards hell… That road to heaven is very short but towards the other side that road is wide open and many I mean the majority blindly rush towards it to their peril.
Yes, as humans we need to question and search the truth, but I am sure that will not be an endless search. If one genuinely searches for the real truth he will find it. Many scholars and researchers found out that real truth where your Sis-in-law put her firm faith. Murry, I don’t want to elaborate this further but would like to put a long full stop here.
Thanks again for your genuine concern towards this subject.
Yours lovingly
~ phil
Philip Ariel, My Deepest condolence.
your mother is a great personality. You are a blessed person to have
such a loving mother. My belated deepest condolence to you and your dear
ones. No doubt, this is a fitting tribute to your loving mother. Ben.
Published on: November 3, 2008 @ 9;04 AM
Updated on: Mar 8, 2018 @ 13:23
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Hi Philip,
You shared an amazing story of a mother who loved all.
The timing is very well connected to the day called International Women’s Day.
It’s surely a touching and wonderful testimony of a woman who stood for her faith.
Very inspiring testimony.
Thanks for sharing such an article on this day called Women’s Day.
Hi Shikha,
Thanks for your maiden visit over here.
And I thank you for the loving words you shared thru this feedback.
Yes, she stood for her faith even in spite of many oppositions.
Keep visiting
Have a blessed and profitable weekend.
Best
~Philip
This is really an inspiring story.
I am sure the readers will get inspired by the reading of this content.
Good to read about a loving mother and her exemplary deeds towards her fellow being.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful story of your mother to the readers of Philipscom.
I appreciate. May her tribe increase. God bless.
Luis Brown
Nice story that you have been shared with us!
It’s very inspiring and her soul always blessed you.
Thanks!Philip
Hi Binod,
Thanks for your valuable visit and for the kind words.
Keep visiting.
Keep sharing.
Have a blessed weekend.
Regards
~ Philip
Hi Luis,
Thanks for your precious time over here and for the insightful feedback about the story of my mother.
Indeed she was an inspiring woman.
Thanks for the kind words.
Keep visiting.
Best Regards
~ Philip
Dear Bro Philip,
Praise the Lord for such a Virtuous Lady to whom you are born and brought up.
Today it’s the Lord who blessed you so that you became a blessing, not only to you but to your family and then to the Society.
My personal thanks to God for such disciplined Mother’s be getting blessed Children who have the gratitude to remember the parents even after they are out of sight, you are blessed dear P V, to remember the memories of your Blessed Mother.
My praises to God for such a wonderful testimony shared about your Mother, Father, and Family.
Thanks for sharing dear Phillip, even for remembering them and the gratitude you have not only in your heart but sharing it with others for God’s glory.
You will get your blessings, which God bestows to those who honor the Parents.
May God bless you and your family.
~ A. Christy.
I really miss this great humble woman of God whom I was privileged to call Ammachi (My grandmother’s sister). She impacted my life in a great way. Her prayer life was exemplary.
Thanks for sharing this touching information.
May God reward you richly…
Hi Admin
I am really impressed by the reading this post. It is really good to know more about a loving mother by a loving son on the eve of International Women’s Day. Indeed an apt post for the day called Women’s Day. Thanks for sharing hope so you will write more such posts in the coming days.
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