Why a scene from Star Trek made me cry: It’s all about mothers!

Why a scene from Star Trek made me cry: It’s all about mothers!

OK, I’m weird this way… I cry not just at sad stuff, but at things that make me overwhelmingly joyful, and things that are powerful or profound. When I see a beautiful Christmas flashmob singing to the glory of God in a crowded suburban shopping mall, I tear up. I was speaking at a corporate…