Friday, May 9, 2008

A Mother's Day Prayer

This is a different sort of Mother's Day writing. I wrote this many years ago when my own children were small. For some reason, I think about it every year around this time and, though I may not have it handy to read, I pray this prayer for these moms...

Lord, what about those young moms raising little children single-handedly. Who tells them they are appreciated? Who buys them flowers? Who takes them out to dinner? Lord, send someone their way.

And what about that mother who lost her baby? She still has a mother's heart. And she's been through a heartache many of us mothers will never share. Lord, give her a blessing today.

And Lord, many mothers are sadly reminded today of their children who are missing. Their reason for mothering has been snatched away from them. Bring the children home, Lord, and bring comfort to these mothers.

Bless the mothers, Lord, of yesteryear; those who sit alone and forgotten in nursing homes and retirement centers; those who have no family to shower them with love and appreciation. Send someone to be their family.

And let's face it, Lord; there is evil in our land, and there are mothers out there who cannot be proud of what their children have done. They may feel like failures when it comes to mothering. But they still love their children, Lord, just like you still love us when we do wrong. Send them a special word of encouragement today.

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