Here’s a prayer of intercession for Mother’s Day
from the World in Prayer website.
Prayers of the People: Mother’s Day
"As truly as God
is our father, so just as truly is God our mother.
In our father, God
Almighty, we have our being;
in our merciful
mother we are re-made and restored.
Our fragmented lives
are knit together and made perfect.
And by giving and
yielding ourselves, through grace, to the Holy Spirit
we are made
whole."
~ Julian of Norwich
Holy One, we gather in your presence to give you
thanks and to celebrate the gift of your love; a love that supports, nurtures
and challenges us in ways that strengthen and transform us. We offer you praise
and thanksgiving for your unfailing presence in our lives and all of the
blessings that you so generously offer us.
Today, as we celebrate Mother's Day, we give thanks
for mothers the world over. We give thanks for all those who have nurtured and
care for us, remembering especially, birth mothers, adoptive mothers, surrogate
mothers, aunts, grandmothers, teachers, neighbors and all women who have shared
their faith with us.
We pray, compassionate God, for those mothers who
have been hurt, disillusioned, or disappointed in their role as mother. We pray
for those who have been denied a longed-for chance at motherhood, and for those
whose years of mothering have been cut short by the loss of a child.
We lift up before you, O God, the members of our
human family around the world—for those who are afflicted or suffering at this
time—for those who need healing, for those who require bread or shelter, for
those who live in violent homes and communities, for those who are grieving,
and for those whose needs are known to you alone.
We remember…(specific petitions may be mentioned
here)
Holy Mother and Father of us all, touch us with
your healing peace and gentle e embrace that we may walk in your ways bringing
dignity, justice and peace to all corners of your world. All of this we pray in
the strong name of Jesus.
Amen.
— from the World in Prayer website. http://www.worldinprayer.org/
