Mother's Day Prayer

 Mother's Day can be fraught with *stuff*~ none of which Ann Jarvis had in mind when she thought of this day.

This is a Mothers Day prayer I wrote several years ago and use every year.  Many have expressed appreciation for it. 

We pray for Mothers everywhere….

For mothers of young children that they may nurture 

    and raise their children to be good and faithful people in the world.

For mothers of older children that they may have the wisdom 

    to know when to help their children hang on to their roots

        and when to spread their wings.

For mothers of grown children that they may feel satisfaction in a job well done.

On this day we remember mothers of children in war-torn countries

        mothers of children where disaster or famine has struck

        and mothers who fear for their children’s safety 

           that they may find food for their children

           justice for their families 

              and peace for their souls.

We also lift up those for whom this day is painful

         mothers whose children are missing

         mothers whose children have died

         mothers who have lost children to miscarriage

         mothers who have had abortions

         mothers who have lost custody of their children

         and mothers whose children have disappointed them. 

We pray for those who wish to have children but have none 

    that they may be filled by God.

We pray, too, for all motherless children

       children whose mothers have abused or abandoned them 

        and for all those whose mothers have recently died.

For all the good experiences of motherhood, we thank and praise you Lord.

We lift up to you for healing all the painful experiences of motherhood.

Amen

Note - I am sharing this so that you can use it if you like - if it's printed out then you should use my name but if you just pray it I don't need any credit.  Also you can change, add stuff to it, use it to boost your creative juices to write your own...whatever.  I very much believe in respecting other people's intellectual property HOWEVER i do think it's good for us to share creatively and maybe give each other permission to bounce ideas off each other without being so concerned that every idea has someone's name on it.