God of creation and procreation,
Glory is due Your name for the blessings of children in our
time. We confess we have not always
appreciated Your gift. And we confess we
have not always acknowledged those who have not received Your gift and those
who have lost Your gift.
We thank You that there is now a place in our calendar that
acknowledges women who have suffered loss through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth,
infant death, or the loss of a child of any age.
Especially for mothers who have not been blessed with a child,
at this time at least, Father, we ask that Your peace, hope and comfort would
be richly felt by them in a real way for their healing and wholeness.
For mothers who have been graced with a child subsequent to
loss, we praise You, our Father, for Your provision in their lives, whilst acknowledging
the losses they have suffered are not diminished in any way. We thank You that every loss is equally significant
to You, as is every life, and for a loss to be grieved is for a loss to be
honoured in Your sight.
For mothers without a living child, we ask, our Father, that You
make for them a place of honour for what they have suffered. We ask, where possible, Father, to compensate
them somehow by Your compassion that they could experience Your compassion such
that they could give Your compassion to others, when and as they feel strong
enough. Make them esteemed ministers of
compassion if that is their wish.
Finally, Father, we ask that You would help us all accept the mysteries
of life that seem so cruel. Help us to
know that You feel ever more distraught than we could ever feel because of our
losses. Help us to trust You.
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Many women cannot identify with those who dearly enjoy Mother’s
Day. Their own losses, inability to
conceive, and fractured relationships with their own mothers or children are
but a few reasons.
It is okay if you don’t enjoy Mother’s Day.
© 2016 Steve Wickham.
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