Lord, on this Mother’s Day
we lift up the aching hearts
of all those who long to be mothers,
we lift up the aching hearts
of all those who long to be mothers,
but mourn the absence of new life within them;
who have conceived,
who have conceived,
but suffered loss through miscarriage or abortion;
who have given birth,
who have given birth,
but endured the tragedy of burying a child.
Their grief is often hidden from us
or neglected on this day of celebration of motherhood.
We pray that they may experience healing in this church family.
or neglected on this day of celebration of motherhood.
We pray that they may experience healing in this church family.
How long, O Lord, must death get its way at the outset of new life?
How long must joy be deferred or interrupted by such cruel sorrow?
How long must joy be deferred or interrupted by such cruel sorrow?
Risen Lord of life, grant them comfort and peace,
breathe in us all the breath of new life.
breathe in us all the breath of new life.
Through Jesus Christ,
who defeated death,
Amen.
Amen.
—Nathan Bierma,
posted on The Open Source website.
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