A Prayer of Hope and Blessing for Mother's Day by Debbie McDaniel

Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come, Proverbs 31-25.

A message of hope for moms, for those who still wait to be moms,

and for the many dear women who nurture and lead.

Sunday is a special day to honor and celebrate moms everywhere.

Yet sometimes this day reminds us of other thoughts too.

Hard struggles, grief, longing, and loss.

It carries more than just joy-filled thoughts.

If you find yourself somewhere there today, still wrestling through a struggling

relationship, grieving deep loss, walking through a season of waiting,

battling loneliness or fear, praying for healing to come, or for a loved one to return home,

don't ever doubt that he's working on your behalf.

He knows all. He understands and cares. He can clearly see what we can't see.

He holds all the pieces and fits them perfectly together, one by one.

And maybe his work in timing is not all about you and me, but also about another soul

and the importance of the journey they're walking through.

Often he does his greatest most powerful work during our seasons of waiting and loss.

And what we have prayed for through so much struggle and pain becomes the greatest blessings of

this life. In whatever we face, we can be confident God will not waste our pain, not ever.

I'm praying for God to cover and be close to so many who need to hear a message of hope for

this day. May he help us to lovingly encourage one another in all of our unique stories and journeys.

Be assured he has good in store. Great blessings still await on the other side of the struggle.

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