Today, May 8, 2022 is the Fourth Sunday of Easter in the Armenian church calendar, and also in this country, the day when we celebrate our mothers. We are a very diverse group of people in this church; in age, country of origin, politics and personalities. But there are two indisputable things we have in common.  Every single person sitting here, whatever age or background, has a father in heaven who loves them, as well as a mother on earth (living or departed) who loves them. Today we recognize and celebrate our Father in Heaven and his gifts of love and life as well as our mothers on Earth for their gifts of love and life.