I hear this song for the first time. Not on the radio, not from a sale in a store,
or online, but from a mother that feels this song needs to be heard. She shares with me the story of how this song
was first heard by her from a friend. (A
song that all mothers, I now personally feel, need to hear.) A song of love, forgiveness, choice.
Never underestimate the power of two moms with a
purpose. They speak with Matthew West,
the amazing artist of many songs including this one, and come to the
understanding that this is a song kept from being shared because of the purpose
of it & not wanting to cause anymore strong controversy;
The. Gift. Of. Life.
These two mothers, begin the “UNTOLD”
Campaign hoping for others to hear this song by word of mouth; creating a
website, sharing the video, and spreading the word with a social media campaign
as well.
My friend continues to tell me about the journey of this
song, how it shares stories of local mothers that had an option, mothers that
ask for forgiveness, and mothers that felt there was no choice, my heart was
begging to hear the “Untold Story” for myself.
As she sat me down at her office desk, we went online to
this beautiful website and this is when I viewed the music video of UNTOLD by
Matthew West.
My heart felt extremely different for the purpose of this
song than what it was set out for. I
heard this song from the perspective of ME.
As a mother, what is MY story?
What is MY untold story and purpose that I can set out for HIM, to
please and serve HIM? I am a child of
God, and what is the Untold of MY book that I need to learn and know. (As mothers, that sounds selfish, right? ME, MY, I?!)
But who else do we turn to when WE need understanding, forgiveness, love
and guidance? Our Heavenly Father, Our
God. We do our best each and every day
to be the best mothers we possibly can to our children, what about to
OURSELVES? How can we help others and in return, feel that goodness,
forgiveness, love and guidance within ourselves?
When we first hear the words, “You’re expecting a baby”, our
entire world changes, our purpose in life becomes so much more than
ourselves. We have a whole new person to
take care of and be everything to.
Sometimes, that plan takes a direction we never planned on. Sometimes, that story takes an ending we can’t
see through. The entire picture of
motherhood, planned, unplanned, told, untold, is a difficult road and through
it all, WE are the “Untold” story that needs Gods guidance and love more than
we ever possibly imagined to get us through moments we can’t do alone.
"God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers." -Rudyard Kipling
Motherhood is a season, seasons of so many changes. When our child first comes home, when a child
first goes to school, when our child is grown, when a child never sees their
beginning, when a child is lost, passed…when we as mothers, after that long road, begin a new season
for ourselves and see OUR purpose of what we are set out to do (OTHERTHAN
Motherhood), after our children are set out to serve their purpose.
This song, to me, is MY GIFT of the Untold. I am a child of God and what now, is my
purpose through a new season of motherhood with Gods guidance and miracle that
he is working on through ME, am I on the path, direction that fulfills my heart
and Gods? Our life every day is so
sacred, what is MY work that He has called me to do?
As Mothers, we ask God to please don’t close the book on US yet. We still have a long way to go. Empty pages to fill and the best part still is down the road. WE, as mothers, are the story, UNTOLD.
Please share this song, this should not be a song of silence but a
voice that all mothers need to hear and know that they are never alone in their
Untold Story.
