A Prayer for Mother's Day

Gracious Heavenly Father, grant us a faith like Hannah’s to come to You in prayer, believing that You will hear and answer us for our good:

We give You thanks for our mothers.  Empower all mothers by Your Spirit to be women after the example of Hannah:  loving their children and guiding them in Your ways so that they would give You glory and be a blessing to their mothers.  Especially do we pray for Martin as he celebrates a birthday, that You would bless him in body and soul all his days.

Rid our nation of those besetting sins that destroy Your good gifts of marriage and family and children.  Especially do we ask You to protect the unborn and open the hearts of Your people to welcome children into their families by adoption.  Give our elected leaders wisdom to enact policies that would strengthen rather than weaken the bonds between husbands and wives and parents and children.

Lead all Christian parents to encourage their children to pursue church work even as Hannah gave her son Samuel to You for the service in Your house.  Bless all of those who are preparing to serve the church in the ministry of the Word. 

Let Your favor rest upon our families that a true and living faith in Your Son Jesus Christ would be our heritage from one generation to another.  Help us to be Your witnesses at home so that those we love would see in us a true and living faith. 

Strengthen the marriages of Your people that husbands and wives would rejoice in one another and count one another the greatest earthly blessing you bestow.  Especially do we pray for Ryan and Robin as they begin their lives together, that they dwell in love for You and one another all their days.

As You looked with compassion upon the needs and sorrows of Hannah, so look with compassion upon those who stand in need of Your help and come to their aid.  Especially do we pray for Myrtle and Moses and J.A. and Barbara who need your healing.  Bring safely to their heavenly home those for whom death draws near, especially Fran.  Comfort all of those who mourn Earlene’s passing and assure them that You are with them in their grief.

We thank and praise You for all Your blessing and tender mercies, especially for the rain of this last week.  Continue to grant us all those things that we need for this body and life until that day You bring us to our heavenly home.  All of things we ask in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ, firmly believing that You hear and answer for his sake. Amen.