A Prayer for All Mothers

From Catholic Relief Services: As we reflect on the struggles of mothers and their children worldwide, let’s lift up this adapted prayer by Mother Teresa of Calcutta:

O God, we pray for all mothers in our world
who are suffering from injustice:
because of their race, color, or religion;
for mothers imprisoned
for working for the relief of oppression;
for mothers who are hounded
for speaking the inconvenient truth;
for mothers tempted to violence
as a cry against overwhelming hardship;
for mothers deprived of reasonable health and education;
for mothers suffering from hunger and famine;
for mothers too weak to help themselves
and who have no one else to help them;
for the unemployed who cry out
for work but do not find it.

We pray for any mother of our acquaintance
who is personally affected by injustice.
Forgive us, Lord, if we unwittingly share in the conditions
or in a system that perpetuates injustice.
Show us how we can serve your children
and make your love practical by washing their feet.