A Prayer For Mother’s Day

A Prayer for Mother’s Day

Second Sunday of May

God of heaven and earth,

We feel it in our bodies and souls.

We know this to be true:

Mothers are essential.

Soft and strong,

With open arms and hearts,

We thank You for the array of

Women who are nurturing our world

In all their varied ways,

Cultivating peace

Through their mothering spirits.

We thank You for the women who raised us,

For the women who taught us

How to love boldly

And stand courageously.

We thank You for the women who showed us

How to care for others

And how to care for ourselves, too.

God of heaven and earth,

We thank You for the mothers—

The ones up late into the night,

The ones showing up and doing their best.

We thank You,

For their persistence has cared for us all.

God of heaven and earth,

We feel it in our bodies and souls.

We know this to be true:

Mothers are essential.

Isaiah 66:13; Hosea 11:3-4