Mother’s Day Litany
I have not had much time to blog this past week. I am winding down my work at my present place of service and preparing the folks for my departure. Ten years is a long time.
However, I do want to share this litany we will be using tomorrow:
Mother’s Day Litany
Leader: Lord, your word says, “Honor your mother.”
People: Lord help us to obey in attitude and action.
Leader: Lord, in the pain of childbirth we enter this world. It is in labor we were brought forth.
People: God, we gave thanks for the gift of life we have been given and for mothers who carried us and through whom our physical birth came.
Leader: Lord, no parent is a professional and all mothers make mistakes. Yet, the gift they have given is greater than any of this.
People: Lord, we pray for mothers and for wisdom and strength, direction and patience, mercy and hope.
Leader: Lord, a mother’s love is a treasure, a mother’s faith a source of strength.
People: Dear God, we praise you for your plan. We praise you for our homes. May we listen to your word and be faithful.
Leader: God’s word says, “Honor your mother.”
People: We hear Lord and will obey. Amen.