The Magnificent Martha Kent Sep 24 '06    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet The Bottom Line Martha Kent. Best TV mom ever? I've just finished the fourth season of Smallville, and while I'm getting my thoughts together for a review, I thought I would write an ode to the woman who has become perhaps my all-time favorite TV mom. Few can compete with her overwhelming strength, compassion and dedication to those she loves. I tend to think of her in Biblical terms, often comparing her to the virgin Mary (and Jonathan to Joseph) and sometimes to Mary the sister of Lazarus. But it is Lazarus' other sister with whom Martha shares her name, and so I gave that some thought. Martha tends to have a bad reputation as a busybody too concerned with cleaning to take time to listen to Jesus. But not only was she portrayed as a consummate homemaker in Luke, she also exhibited an unwavering faith in Jesus in the gospel of John. So Martha may be a Mary, but she is also a Martha, and that is certainly nothing to be ashamed of. Martha Martha is a marvelous homemaker, The keeper of an always cozy house, An extraordinary cookie baker, An utterly impressive mom and spouse. Martha’s made her home a sanctuary, A formidable fortress of a farm Where those of ill intentions dare not tarry. She will not let her family come to harm. Her son has grown to be a man of merit Possessing skills she cannot understand. Yet her compassion was his to inherit When she tenderly took his tiny hands. His origins, his blood give him his power, But strength developed underneath her gaze. Since that grim day of the meteor shower, They've saved each other in so many ways. Devoted to the husband who adores her And to the son they've nurtured as their own, She doesn't know what dangers lie in store for The boy alien to his very bone. But Martha's earned the name that she was given, Exhibiting great faith and fortitude. She's made her home a perfect one to live in With comforts far beyond mere warmth and food. She taught the teen whose hands have lifted boulders, And she's the one he always will turn to While carrying the town upon his shoulders, For Martha is a Martha through and through.

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