05/10/2026
A Prayer for Mother’s Day
Heavenly Father, Today we thank You for the women in our church family.
We thank You for the mothers who are celebrating today - the ones who are thriving in this season and the ones who may feel more acutely the burdens of motherhood right now.
We thank You for birth mothers, adoptive mothers, foster moms, stepmoms, spiritual mothers, grandmothers, and the women who mother through the action of their love, presence, wisdom, and faithfulness.
We lift up the women for whom today feels heavy. Those who are grieving mothers they deeply miss. Those grieving children they carry in their hearts. Those whose children are absent from their lives, and those carrying the ache of strained or broken relationships.
We pray for women longing to become mothers, women waiting, hoping, and trusting You in the unknown.
We pray for the moms who feel joy today, and for the moms who feel like they should be feeling more joy, or wish the joy came easier.
God, would You meet each woman exactly where she is? You are a God who sees us, who knows each story in this room fully and tenderly. So, God bless us today with the reminder that your care for us is constant, personal, and so so good.
Help us, as a church family, to honor, encourage, and support the women among us - not just today, but every day.
We love You, and we trust You with every story represented here. In Jesus’ name, Amen
