I received this in an e-mail from a friend and thought I’d share it with all of you.  I am not sure who the author is but hope it blesses you.

A Special Thought and Prayer for those Struggling with
Mother’s Day.

I know that for many Mother’s day is a painful day,
bringing uppainful memories and lost hopes, Women who
couldn’t have children due to life circumstances and
physical difficulties.
Women who are estranged from their children due to no
fault of their own. Women who live with the struggle
of abusive backgrounds that were anything but loving.
Those who have lost children through tragedy and those
who have lost beloved mothers much too early.
Those who never have felt the arms of a mother embrace
them or wipe their tears or speak a word of love.
Those who spend hours at the Mother Day Card rack
desperately trying to find a card that honours their
mother but doesn’t paint a lie about their relationship
either. Those whose children have rejected them
because of abuse from their fathers. Those who
struggle with accepting Christ’s forgiveness for
the grievous mistakes and sins they have committed
against their own children. So many people
struggle with holidays such as this.

Please know that you aren’t alone, you are loved,
you are cherished by our Heavenly Father. Even though
you may struggle through this whole weekend, it’s ONLY
a weekend and you will get past it and God will
carry you through.

I pray that those who need mothering would find mothers
within the body of Christ. I pray for those who have
arms that were meant to nurture and have never carried
a child, that they would find those in the body of
Christ and elsewhere to bless and be blessed through.
I pray that those whose hearts are broken would find
their hearts soothed by the great physician. I pray
for reconciliation where possible and the ability to
let go and move on where reconciliation
can never happen.
I pray all these things in the name of Jesus, Our King.

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