A Litany for Mother’s Day

By Rev. Michael Stonhouse

Leader: Mothers come in many different forms, and today we celebrate them all! All: Thank God for mothers!

Leader: Everyone here is either a son or a daughter. All: Thank God for my mother!

Leader: For those women who have joined God in Heaven and whom we miss dearly here on earth. All: Thank God for the mothers of the past.

Leader: For every woman who is working day and night to raise her children right now. All: Thank God for the mothers of today.

Leader: For all the women who are expecting, but aren't quite mothers yet! All: Thank God for the soon-to-be-mothers.

Leader: For the women who took in others' children through adoption and foster care. All: Thank God for the mothers with hearts so big.

Leader: For those women who have lost a child to death and must carry on. All: Thank God for the mothers who are so strong.

Leader: For all the women who have desperately wanted to have children of their own, but chose instead to mother everyone else. All: Thank God for the mothers in spirit.

All: We thank you, Lord, for the women who have influenced our lives in so many ways. We pray that we will honour them in everything we do. Amen.