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| And it is Mother's Day |
On Mother's Day we pray for our own mothers and grandmothers,/ and that we would be gratefully conscious of the gift of our own lives./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray too for mothers who struggle to raise their families wherever life is difficult./ And for mothers who have lost their children./ For children who have lost their mothers./ We pray to the Lord.
Political seasons are often contentious,/ divisive and even hateful./ We earnestly pray for our country in this time,/ asking for healing, and that we would not forget how to accept and love each other./ We pray to the Lord.
Pope Francis will visit Armenia,/ Georgia and Azerbaijan in late June./ We pray for safety and peace/ as he travels to that part of the world where there is sometimes violent dispute./ We pray to the Lord.
When President Obama travels to Japan soon,/ he will visit either Nagasaki or Hiroshima./ We pray boldly for our world to be freed of the terribly destructive and deadly power of nuclear weapons./ We pray to the Lord.
Heal us and make us whole where we are lost in depression,/ the inability to forgive,/ power abuse,/ or the non-use of our gifts./ We pray to the Lord.
Comfort those in hospitals,/ nursing homes and hospices./ Strengthen those who care for the sick,/ the injured and the weak./ Give gifts of light and joy to those who have died./ We pray to the Lord.
Political seasons are often contentious,/ divisive and even hateful./ We earnestly pray for our country in this time,/ asking for healing, and that we would not forget how to accept and love each other./ We pray to the Lord.
Pope Francis will visit Armenia,/ Georgia and Azerbaijan in late June./ We pray for safety and peace/ as he travels to that part of the world where there is sometimes violent dispute./ We pray to the Lord.
When President Obama travels to Japan soon,/ he will visit either Nagasaki or Hiroshima./ We pray boldly for our world to be freed of the terribly destructive and deadly power of nuclear weapons./ We pray to the Lord.
Heal us and make us whole where we are lost in depression,/ the inability to forgive,/ power abuse,/ or the non-use of our gifts./ We pray to the Lord.
Comfort those in hospitals,/ nursing homes and hospices./ Strengthen those who care for the sick,/ the injured and the weak./ Give gifts of light and joy to those who have died./ We pray to the Lord.
