A mother’s gift is to give life. But in the daily demands of feeding and forming, cleaning and cautioning, tending and teaching, her gift can get lost in the layers. She needs to remember that her work begins with herself. To be attentive to others, she must listen to her own heart. To care for others, she must take time for herself. To teach self-love to others, she must act lovingly towards her own body and her time…
A Mother’s Prayer
Lord,
I need your help today.
I want to care for those you’ve sent into my
life, to help them grow in body, mind and
spirit, to help them develop the special gifts
you’ve given them.
But I also want to free them to follow their own
paths and bring their loving wisdom to the
World.
Help me embrace them without clutching,
to support them without suffocating, to correct
them without crushing.
And help me to live joyfully and playfully
myself so they can see Your life in me and
Find their way to you. Amen.
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