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A Mother's Day Blessing
Mother
of All, hear our prayer this day for the protection and
blessing of all mothers! You who hold the seed in warmth
and darkness till it knows to seek the sunlight; You whose
winds carry the rain across the vast, arching sky, spilling
it down on the thirsting soil; You in whose arms we rest
at the end of the day, in comfort and peace; we call you!
Hear our words of praise for the mothers of the world!
We call your blessings down to the women in our circle who
are raising children.
Speak through their hearts and hands as they guide the growth
of their children.
Help them feel your love, help them replenish their stores
from your endless well of strength and energy. Help remind
them, even when they don't think they need it, that we are
all grateful for their work in raising the next generation.
For all of these children are our children, and they bring
great joy into the world. We know what happens to the smallest
of us also affects the largest. What befalls one child soon
befalls the nation.
And so, Mother of Creation, while we bless the mothers here,
let us also bless ourselves with open hearts and open hands
so that no child in this circle shall go wanting. By our
love and by our efforts, may we be known as a people who
honor mothers; as a people who give their children what
they need to thrive; as a people thrice blessed by happy
children; healthy families, and the boundless outpouring
of love into our lives.
Mother of the World, with your blessing may we all grow
in our capacity to love unconditionally, to nurture where
there is need, and to tend well the fruits of our creation.
Blessed be the mothers! So mote it be!
From
"Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Tradition"
Read
about the origins of Mother's Day....
Mother's Day was originally started after the Civil War,
as a protest to the carnage of that war, by women who
had lost their sons. Here is the original Mother's Day
Proclamation from 1870. Read More.
"Mother of the World"
Nicholas Roerich
1924. Tempera on canvas
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