“Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress …” (James 1:27, NLT) Mom, I don’t want to make you sad, and it sounds kind of weird, but it’s International Widows Day today. That was the text message I received last Friday from my daughter, Emilie, while I was at the hair salon. I burst out laughing. “Why do we need a day to acknowledge widows?” I said to my stylist. “It’s not enough you have to deal with all the firsts and anniversaries, and now this?” he said. “So what do you do on International Widows Day?” I wondered aloud. “Do you celebrate with a party, as if being a widow is a good thing? Do you say ‘Happy Widows Day’ to the widows in your life? Or do you gather the widows and orphans and have…