Lord, we pray for Your encouragement of mothers.
This role You have given them, first to physically bear the
children,
And then to nurture and care for and raise their children
is so demanding, yet so important.
We pray that you shower the gifts of Your Spirit on mothers
That You enable them to be kind and gentle with their
children
When they have been frustrated and pushed to their limit
That You equip them to be patient and long-suffering with
immature behaviors
Even when those behaviors last for years and come from large
bodies.
We pray You grant mothers an extra measure of self-control
when they need it the most.
And to cover it all, Lord, we pray that You enable mothers
and grandmothers to love their children in a special way that only they can,
and in circumstances when their children are not acting loveable, and that you
recharge their capacity for love hour after hour for the days, months, years
and indeed lifetimes that their mothering will go on.
And we pray that through it all, mothers will remain
faithful to rely on You and trust in You that You will make their ‘mothering”
paths straight and that You will be the Father guiding and leading their
children, just as You are the Father guiding and leading them.
We pray these things in Jesus name, Amen.
Bill Monnette
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