A Mother's Prayer (Monday Moment ep. 719)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

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🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Though we live in the midst of anxiety and hardship, a simple blessing from my mom, Susan O'Leary, on my wedding day reminds us that moving forward with confidence and defiant hope will free us from burdens.

I was a nervous 26-year-old, wearing an ill-fitting tuxedo, already feeling insecure with all the attention. Having never told most people anything about being burned, I certainly didn’t feel like this was the time or place to change that. Definitely not as I knelt next to Beth, waiting for our wedding ceremony to conclude, a chance to kiss my new bride, to walk down the aisle and begin our lives together.

But my mom had requested a chance to share a few words at our wedding, and Beth and I had agreed to her request. Let me explain.

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0:00.0	Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast Monday Morning Moments with John O'Leary.
0:18.4	We're calling this one a mother's prayer.
0:21.1	And as you listen in, I think you'll understand exactly why.
0:24.0	So here we go.
0:25.6	I did not want her to talk.
0:29.0	You see, back then, I was a nervous 26-year-old wearing an ill-fitted tuxedo,
0:34.3	already feeling a bit insecure with all the attention.
0:37.4	Having never told most people
0:39.3	anything about being burned as a kid, I certainly did not feel like this was the time or the place
0:44.8	to change any of that. Definitely not as I knelt down next to Beth, waiting for our wedding ceremony
0:52.5	to conclude a chance to kiss my new bride to walk down the aisle
0:56.0	and to begin our lives together. But my mom had requested a chance to share a few words at our
1:03.1	wedding, and Beth and I agreed to that request. So after the communion service had ended and after the
1:09.6	music faded, I heard my mom's high heels approach from the first row.
1:14.6	They passed us and they headed toward the microphone.
1:17.6	Mom looked at us.
1:19.6	She smiled and she shared a tender blessing for us.
1:23.6	I'm going to quote it word for word during this live-inspired podcast.
1:25.6	Here it goes.
1:26.6	John, it has been 17 years since that terrible accident that So I'm going to quote it word for word during this Live Inspired podcast. Here it goes.
1:33.7	John, it has been 17 years since a terrible accident that brought you so close to death.
1:38.1	During the five months you were hospitalized and in such critical condition,
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