Here’s another litany for Mother’s Day. It was written by Rev. Patty Lawrence.
Litany for Mother’s Day
We remember Sarai
who was taunted by others in the household
because of her inability to have children.
All-encompassing God,
we pray for those who feel excluded
when we emphasis one kind of family as
normal.
We remember Esther,
who was adopted and raised by her cousin.
God who embraces us all,
we pray for those who cannot be raised by
their parents,
for a short time or permanently.
We remember Jochebed, the mother of
Moses,
who placed him into a raft on the river.
Saving God,
we pray for parents who struggle to raise
their children
in oppressive circumstances.
We remember Hannah,
who loved her child so much she handed him
over to another to raise.
Loving God,
we pray for parents who have placed their
child in another family.
We remember Naomi,
who grieved the death of her sons.
God, who grieves with us,
we pray for parents who mourn the death of a
child.
We remember Ruth,
who gave up her family to be family to
another.
Inclusive God,
we pray for those who choose to be family
to those isolated by culture or language or
distance.
We remember Elizabeth,
who had a child in old age
and we remember Mary,
who had a child as a teenager.
Ageless God,
we pray that as a community we accept people
of varying life stages
and responsibilities and relationships.
We remember Rachel,
crying for her children
God of justice and hope,
we pray for those whose children are killed,
and look to a time when children can live
safely in their communities.
We remember Lois and Eunice,
who taught Timothy faith by example.
Faithful God,
we pray for those who teach us faith by their
lives,
may we remember that we also teach about you
in the way we live.
We remember other people not named in the
Scriptures,
like the mother of the prodigal son.
Companion God,
we pray for those who wait for a phone call
or a visit,
cut off from family and friends by distance
and disagreement.
Nurturing God, we give thanks for those
who enrich our lives by their presence
who teach us about your abundant love
who encourage us to journey in faith.
~ Copyright © Rev Patty Lawrence. Posted on A Pearl Downunder blog. http://apearldownunder.blogspot.ca/2011/05/litany-for-mothers-day.html
