I don’t go to Church but I found this beautiful suggestion for Pastors. Instead of having only the Mothers stand and be applauded this coming Sunday, the Pastor should read this:
To those who were gifted the miracle of their first child—we celebrate with you
To those who lost a child this year – we mourn with you
To those who are in the trenches with little ones every day and wear the badge of food stains – we appreciate you
To those who experienced loss through miscarriage, failed adoptions, or running away—we mourn with you
To those who walk the hard path of infertility, fraught with pokes, prods, tears, and disappointment – we walk with you. Forgive us when we say foolish things. We don’t mean to make this harder than it is.
To those who are foster moms, mentor moms, and spiritual moms – we need you
To those who have warm and close relationships with your children – we celebrate with you
To those who have disappointment, heart ache, and distance with your children – we sit with you
To those who lost their mothers this year – we grieve with you
To those who experienced abuse at the hands of your own mother – we acknowledge your experience
To those who lived through driving tests, medical tests, and the overall testing of motherhood – we are better for having you in our midst
To those who are single and long to be married and mothering your own children – we mourn that life has not turned out the way you longed for it to be
To those who step-parent – we walk with you on these complex paths
To those who envisioned lavishing love on grandchildren -yet that dream is not to be, we grieve with you
To those who will have emptier nests in the upcoming year – we grieve and rejoice with you
To those who placed children up for adoption — we commend you for your selflessness and remember how you hold that child in your heart
And to those who are pregnant with new life, both expected and surprising –we anticipate with you
This Mother’s Day, we walk with you. Mothering is not for the faint of heart and we have real warriors in our midst. We remember you.
You can read more http://www.timewarpwife.com. I really hope Church’s and society in general will do a better job of making Mother’s Day a true and inclusive celebration and recognition of all phases and pictures of ‘motherhood’. I know that come this Sunday my heart and mind will be with all of those that suffer or have unfulfilled longing.
Xo
Jos said:
For as long as I can remember, my church has always read something similar to that. It’s part of why I love my church so much. 🙂
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mamajo23 said:
That is so fantastic! Love your Church too!
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Surviving Infertility said:
This is beautiful and I agree this is what should be read! Thanks for sharing.
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EmilyMaine said:
Beautiful! x
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Awaiting Autumn said:
Love this! Thank you for sharing
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mamajo23 said:
Xo
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Amy M. said:
This is fabulous!! I don’t go to church either, but if I did, I would hope that they would share something like this!
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RJ said:
I love this. It’s hard because mainstream Mother’s Day is not at all inclusive. I will never see mothers day the same after experiencing multiple losses. Thank you for sharing.
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mamajo23 said:
I hate that the way the mainstream celebrates can trigger so much pain. Hugs.
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flatwhitetogo85 said:
Lovely. This makes me well up with tears x x x
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mamajo23 said:
Xo
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stealingnectar said:
Amazing!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
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myrainbowdream said:
This is perfect. xo
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ourgreatestdesire said:
I love, love, love this and had tears in my eyes reading it! This is so perfect and covers everybody! I think I need to copy and save this one to send to our Pastors next year. Thank you for sharing!
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