Good mothers have a way of bringing their children hope.  When we fall and hurt ourselves, our mothers can help us walk the path of healing.  There is hope that we will get better and the trust that we have in mom's comforting assurance allows us to move forward.  Mothers know instinctively what we need and what we are capable of doing.  They can be one of our biggest cheerleaders in life, and even when facing despair, can point the way to a brighter tomorrow.  Our Blessed Mother does precisely that for us today.  As one closest to our Lord, she cheers us on with the hope of what life will be for all of us.  Although given the unique distinction of being raised in both body and soul, she nonetheless points to our true eternal destiny.  Achieving this inheritance overrides any disappointment and her intercession and example inspires us to pick ourselves up when we fall.  Always a mother filled with grace and hope, she calls us to reaffirm our faith in God and in the gifts we have each been given as we persevere even in the midst of life's challenges and failures.