Mother's Day Prayer

It has recently come to my attention that Mother's Day is not a happy day for many people.  There are countless reasons why this is so, but it is my hope that today we will do our best to remember everyone, especially those who approach this day with dread and sadness.  May we remind them that they are not alone, nor are they forgotten by us or our heavenly Father.

 

 

God-

We thank You for Your word in Isaiah 49:15 that says, “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the child of her womb?  Even if these forget, yet I will not forget you.”  Today, we rejoice in and hold on to the fact that You never forget us.  No matter our circumstances, we are never forgotten by You.  Today, on Mother’s Day…

We pray together for the children whose mother was not able to love them well.

We pray together for the mothers who entrusted their children to another mother through adoption.

We pray together for the adoptive mothers who received those children and love them so well.

We pray together for the mothers who never met their babies or got to see them grow up, whether by choice or not.

We pray together for the mothers who long for a child and ask that You sit with them in the waiting.

We pray together for the mothers who have buried their children, and we wonder how You willingly gave us Your Son.

We pray together for the mothers whose children are hospitalized, and we pray especially today for Katherine and Wyatt Church.

We pray together for the mothers of children with physical or mental limitations, and we ask a special blessing over them.

We pray together for the mothers of children who struggle due to mental illness or addiction, and we join them in praying for healing and wholeness.

We pray together for the single mothers who strive so hard and devote all they have to their children and still feel they are never enough.

We pray together for the mothers who struggle to provide for their children, and we ask for Your extra provision today.

We pray together for the step-mothers who care for another mother’s children as their own, and we thank You that we are all adopted into Your family.

We pray together for the grandmothers, aunts, friends, teachers, and others who step in and mother in order to share our joys and lighten our loads.

We pray together for the house mothers who courageously love another mother’s children and provide a desperately needed sense of security and belonging.

We pray together for the mothers who have good relationships with their children, and we thank You for the love and comfort they provide.

We pray together for the mothers who long to have better relationships with their children, and we ask for Your redemption and restoration to come swiftly.

And lastly, we pray together for all those who have lost their mothers, either physically or mentally, and long to be with them again.

God, today, we thank You for all the ways we have been loved and mothered along our life’s journey.  We thank You for creating the concept of motherhood and for all the different forms it takes in our lives.  We thank You for these women we call mothers.  We thank You for walking with us through it all, and we thank You that we are fiercely loved and never forgotten by You.  In Jesus’ life-giving name I pray, Amen.

 

*Inspired by posts I’ve read from Jen Hatmaker, Glennon Doyle Melton, and Sarah Bessey over the years and a few visits to the Catholic church with my husband’s family 😊