Mother’s Day Prayer

God our Creator, we pray:for new mothers, coming to terms with new responsibility ;for expectant mothers, wondering and waiting;for mothers who are tired, stressed or depressed;for mothers who struggle to balance the tasks of work and family;for mothers who are unable to feed their children due to poverty;for mothers whose children have physical, mental or emotional disabilities;for mothers who have children they do not want;for mothers who raise children on their own;for mothers who have lost a child;for mothers who care for the children of others;for mothers whose children have left home; and for those whose desire to be a mother has not been fulfilled.Bless all mothers, that their love may be deep and tender,and that they may lead their children to know and do what is good,living not for themselves alone, but for God and for others. Amen.