A Mother's Day Prayer by Daniel Darling (5.9.21)

Faith Believers,
I found this poem to be so touching and true. Mothers are special and they should be recognized this day and all days throughout the year.

I know this poem does not pertain to all mothers, but the Lord commands us to forgive those who were not mothers, or 'motherly' to their children.

For those who were not mothers, or motherly....
Love her in spite of.
Forgive all (including & especially challenging
     mothers, fathers, parents) who have hurt you.

~ Marilyn

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A Mother’s Day Prayer 

                    ~ Written by: Daniel Darling

Dear Father God,
We, Your Children, approach Your Throne, on this day, on behalf of the mothers whom You Have entrusted with the care of Your most precious little ones. We thank You for creating each mom, with a unique combination of gifts and talents. We thank You, Father God, for the 'sacrifice of self' that each mom gives, for her children. For the late nights spent rocking a colicky infant.

For the hands calloused from washing, wiping, scrubbing, mixing, backing, stirring, hugging, patting, disciplining, holding, writing, erasing, painting, and pouring. We thank You for the 'gift of time,' that moms give for their kids, whether it’s stay-at-home moms, working moms, or moms who have some combination of the two. We thank You for the flexibility of moms - for their tirelessness, their perseverance, and their devotion.

We pray that You give each mom strength.

Help her to see in every mundane task the eternal, cosmic
     significance that You place on motherhood.
Help her to understand that the most radical, world-changing
     events may be happening anonymously in her home.
Help her to forgive those who undermine her significance.

We especially pray for single moms, who must lean solely on You, for the fathering of their children. We thank You that You’re Big, Capable Arms surround all children, especially those who may never know their earthly fathers. We also pray for 'mothers' who have never had the honor of bearing children, but whose nurturing extends to countless poor and needy who cross the threshold of their lives.

We ask Your Son, Jesus Christ, to be 'The Daily Bread' of tired mothers. We ask Your Son to be their 'Living Water.' We ask You to be their source of spiritual and physical strength.

We pray that the same grace that flowed 'from Father to
     Son to us' in salvation; will flow from mothers to their
     children.
We pray that each mother rejects perfectionism and
     instead embraces the goodness of the gospel.
We pray the rhythms of repentance and forgiveness
     shape every home.

Lord, give each mother a worshipful reverence of You.  For You Are 'The Creator and Sustainer' of life.

Help each mother to rest in the knowledge that they are but stewards of Your Children, and that only Your Holy Spirit can produce change into the hearts of each boy and girl. May each mother find rest in You.

Most of all, Lord, on this day in which we honor mothers; may we love and cherish the special women who have born us, who have nurtured us, and who have prayed for our well-being.

May our hearts overflow with gratitude to You, Who formed and knitted each of us in a mother’s womb. 

Amen