Mother’s Day Prayers for the wide Continuum of Mothering
Adapted from Amy Young’s “An Open Letter to Pastors (a non-mom speaks about Mother’s Day)” Check out the full letter… http://timewarpwife.com/open-letter-pastors-non-mom-speaks-mothers-day/
For those who gave birth this year to their first child—we celebrate with you
For those who have lost a child – we mourn with you
For those who are in the trenches with little ones every day and wear the badge of food stains – we appreciate you
For those who have experienced loss through miscarriage, failed adoptions, or running away—we mourn with you
For those who walk the hard path of infertility, fraught with pokes, prods, tears, and disappointment – we walk with you. Forgive us when we say foolish things. We don’t mean to make this harder than it is.
For those who are foster moms, mentor moms, and spiritual moms – we need you
For those who have warm and close relationships with your children – we celebrate with you
To those who have disappointment, heart ache, and distance with your children – we sit with you
To those who lost their mothers this year – we grieve with you
To those who experienced abuse at the hands of your own mother – we acknowledge your experience
To those who are single and long to be married and mothering your own children – we mourn that life has not turned out the way you longed for it to be
To those who step-parent – we walk with you on these complex paths
To those who envisioned lavishing love on grandchildren -yet that dream is not to be, – we grieve with you
To those who placed children up for adoption — we commend you for your selflessness and remember how you hold that child in your heart
And to those who are pregnant with new life, both expected and surprising – we anticipate with you
This Mother’s Day, we walk with you. Mothering is not for the faint of heart and we have real warriors in our midst. We honour you and thank God for you. Amen.