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
