We all have to let the people we love go and be who they're called to be, and it sounds simple when you say it out loud, but if you've ever raised a child, mentored someone, or loved a person into their own future, you know it's one of the hardest things you'll ever do. This May on the 3rd, 10th, and 17th, we're looking at three mothers from Scripture whose stories show us what it looks like to trust God with the people we love most.

Week 1: Hannah — May 3
Hannah prayed fiercely for something she desperately wanted, and when God answered that prayer, she kept her vow and entrusted her son to his own path of service in the temple. Her story isn't about the comfort of answered prayer, but about a mother who learned that sometimes the most faithful thing you can do is step back and let someone become who they're meant to be. In Hannah, we see a God who sees your hidden grief, honors your fierce prayer, and then asks you to trust that the people you love have their own purposes to live out.

Week 2: Samson’s Mom — May 10
Samson’s mom raised a son called to be a Nazirite, set apart before his birth for a purpose she didn't fully understand, and she didn't get clarity about what his calling meant or where it would lead. She just raised him anyway, day after day, in the midst of uncertainty, and her story reveals a God who calls us to trust what we cannot see, to raise people with their own purposes beyond our control, and to find faithfulness in the daily, messy work of loving and guiding someone toward their own future.

Week 3: Lois and Eunice — May 17
Lois was a Jewish mother who raised a daughter named Eunice, and Eunice grew up to be a Jewish mother raising her own son in a Greek world where everything around them pulled toward a different faith, a different culture, a different way of living. These two women couldn't control which world would claim the next generation, but they could be faithful to what mattered most by maintaining their identity and their faith across the fracture. Their story shows us a God who honors those who keep faith alive when everything around them is fragmented, who trust the people they love to navigate complexity and find their own way, and who work through the faithfulness of mentors and elders who understand that loving well means letting go.