Prayers for Moms

With Mother’s Day coming soon, we wanted to share a few prayers for the ladies in your life. Maybe you want to silently pray them over certain ladies you know. Maybe you want to share a prayer via text or in a sweet card. Follow the Holy Spirit’s lead, and just remember to be in prayer for all different types of moms during this season. 

For the new moms:

Dear Lord, thank you for the gift of life. You alone are the Sustainer and Creator of all. Be with this new mom as she learns to balance all of the responsibilities of motherhood. Give her a heart that is full of your grace and love as she takes every moment and turns it into a way to share about you with her children. Whether it’s mundane tasks like cooking and chores or the more fun times of playing in the sandbox and cuddling. Remind this sweet mom that nothing she does is in vane and that every time she redirects a conversation to you, that she is helping her child know more about you. Give her strength when she is weak. Fill her cup as she fills others. Amen

For the seasoned moms:

Dear Lord, you know the tenacity of this mom. She’s walked many paths with her children already and will likely continue to walk challenging paths. Be with her in the moments where she feels confident in having it all together as a mom, and in the moments where she is floundering. Thank you for sustaining her and being her ever-present peace. Her children may be older, but they still need their mom for so many things. Give this mom your wisdom as she prays over her children and has the hard conversations. Bless her and continue to shower her with your grace and love. Amen. 

For the want-to-be moms:

Dear Lord, thank you for hearing the desires of our hearts. You know every thought, feeling, yearning, and you wipe every tear. This beautiful lady may desire to be a mom. She may feel lost or sad or even angry that her lot in life hasn’t led to arms full of a beautiful child. You alone know how difficult that ache can be. Lord, please comfort this mom. Patch her heart as you bring her closer and closer to you. Hold her tight so that she can’t help but fill the overwhelming love and strength that emanates from your embrace. Whatever your will for her life- biological child, foster child, adopted child, friend’s child, etc- allow this sweet lady to be content and trust in you, knowing that you alone have the best plan for her life. Amen

For those missing their own moms:

Dear Lord, these ladies may struggle with the grief accompanied by the loss of their mom. Whether that be a loss by death, disease, trauma, or unforgiveness- only you know. Lord, today, please calm this aching heart. Flood this lady’s heart and mind with good memories of times with their loved one. Bring to mind how blessed she is to have Godly ladies in her life that, while not her own mom, are able to share the unconditional love that you have given. Remind this lady that you are good, that your will is perfect, and that all things have a purpose. Draw her closer and closer to you as she navigates a life she may not have planned for. Comfort and sustain her. Amen

For the ones confused and conflicted at Mother’s Day:

Dear Lord, You are so so good. You never grow weary or tired. You never get annoyed hearing our prayers. Thank you. This time of year may cause confusion for some ladies. They may be conflicted, sad, hurt, angry, lonely, anxious. Maybe they have positive relationships with mother figures or maybe they have strained ones. Maybe their own child has walked away or physically passed away. There are so many reasons that Mother’s Day may present a challenge for these ladies. But, Lord, You are good. You know these challenges better than we do. You know the depths of despair in a hurting heart- and you provide love and comfort to that hurting heart that no one else could. Lord, please do that today for this lady. Wrap her in your loving kindness and give her rest. Impart your wisdom to her soul that can replay in her mind during hard times. Remind her that you are all she needs and she can fully and wholly depend on you. Amen.