A Mother’s Prayer
Lord,
Today help me to be the mother you want me to be.
Please watch over all the things I say and do as I go through my day.
Help me to guard the words a say.
There is a little one who will hear them.
He will think that they are fitting because I say them.
He will repeat them because I have voiced them to him.
He will listen to the tone of my voice as I say them.
Help me to show him what it looks like to be a follower of you.
Those little eyes take in everything I do. He will try to imitate my actions.
I will need patience with him and others even when I feel rushed.
I will need persistence to not give up when challenges arise.
I will need to show him how to ask for help when it is needed.
Help me to take the time to listen to what he is telling me and showing me today. This little one has so much to share.
He will share with me when he needs me.
Help me to put things aside when he says, “Come play with me” or calls for “Help!”
He will ask me questions and seek understanding from me when I am near. Place me where I need to be to hear him.
He will show me what he is learning. Help me to see them through his eyes.
Once the day gets started I will need gentle reminders of these requests.
If you find yourself agreeing with these thoughts and concerns, I hope you will say this mother’s prayer too. I have written a number of posts on motherhood. If you like this mother’s prayer, I hope you will read them too.
Opening My Heart to Motherhood
This post is linked to Time Traveler Tuesday.
This prayer is the perfect way to start my day. Thanks! 🙂
Thank you! What a beautiful post and a true prayer I am praying…as a mother of two…I want to be a good example.
A great reminder! Thanks for making me stop and think this morning.
Very nice 🙂 I may have to print this one out! Have a great Mothers day!
That is beautiful. I’m going to print it out for myself too!
What a beautiful. I am going to print it out so I can read if often! Have a great weekend.
I think as moms we get caught up in our every day routines and forget how precious our little ones are and how much they need us. Thank you for sharing this today!
Amen. Thank you for this!! Have a great Mother’s Day!
I love that! 🙂 What a great saying for all of us moms! Happy Mother’s day!
A perfect poem for the upcoming holiday. A great way to help us moms put things back into perspective.
That’s a good one. Thank you.
What a beautiful post!
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That is beautiful. I’ve stopped by from Mom Loop Follow Friday. Glad I found you. I’m following you on Google Friend Conect.
Speechless… Beautiful!
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Very nice. Stopped by from SITS. Happy Mother’s Day!
How wonderful a prayer! Just what I needed to jumpstart the weekend! Happy Saturday SITS Sharefest!
So beautiful! I love this prayer. Happy Mother’s Day!
thank you……
this is beautiful
A prayer all mothers carry in their hearts. Well said.
That is so beautiful! I need to read that at the beginning of every day! Thanks for sharing your blog. Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day!
A beautiful prayer.
Happy SITS day!
This is beautiful! I might print it out to remind me of the same things. Thanks for sharing. Happy SITS day!
VERY well said and all so true. Wonderful prayer. Would love for you to check out our Feast of the Ages series… I think you’d really enjoy it.
So beautiful, and had to print it out – hope that you do not mind! Thanks for linking up today!!!
http://www.bywordofmouthmusings.com/2011/06/time-travel-tuesday_27.html
Oh! How precious this is. Thank you for reminding me to slow down and be the parent my children need. Its so easy to be swept up in the crazy busy-ness of day to day activities. Hugs!