PRAYER IS A MOTHER
- Prayer is a mother’s greatest ally. When we know we can’t be there, we know that God will be. Letting him know our concerns for our children and trusting him to help us look after them brings comfort and peace to a mother’s heart.
- When your child is at risk
I’m
remembering an experience my grandmother shared with me. Her daughter, Ruth,
was invited to a party in a canyon area, and she was worried about her. It
seemed like a harmless gathering, but for some reason she was concerned that
Ruth’s friends were going to try to trick her into drinking. She didn’t have a
chance to warn her about this premonition, and it was a time before cell phones
so she couldn’t call her. She knew what to do. This woman of faith went to her
knees and asked God to protect her daughter, telling him exactly what she
feared would happen at the party.
When her
daughter came home that night she seemed just fine, so nothing was said to her
about the fears she’d had. The next day Ruth found out that they did have a
plan to trick her. One of her friends brought a bottle of liquor and was about
to secretly empty it into the punch bowl at the party, when she decided to
taste it. The day after the party Ruth overheard her say to another friend, “We
got ripped off! That bottle was nothing but water.”
We’ve all
heard the story of how Jesus turned the water into wine at the wedding feast,
but now she knew he could also turn the tables and do the opposite. Ruth told
her mother what she had overheard. Her mother, then, told her about her
premonition and her prayer, explaining to her that her prayer had been
answered. There is nothing quite so powerful as the prayer of a mother.
- When your child is sick
It’s a
helpless feeling to have a child suffering with an illness. We have a dear
friend whose daughter, a young mother, is going through chemotherapy for a
stage four cancer. Prayer is her greatest comfort. She said, “I know that if it
is God’s will for her to be healed, she will be. If not, we have to trust that
he knows what’s best for her.” Praying has brought this good mother a great
deal of comfort, and it has done the same for her daughter. As she has been by
her daughter’s side, she has heard her express sincere words of gratitude for
those “mother prayers”.
Many times
we have prayed for our sick children and have felt God’s peace and assurance
that he would be with them. When doctors do all they can and it isn’t enough,
we know we can turn to a loving Father in heaven and plead for his loving arms
to comfort and relieve our child. We have seen him do it with our own children.
They may not be healed at that moment, but peace fills the room and we know
he’s with us and watching over our child. We’ll never forget the time we prayed
for our little boy who was crying in the night from a severe earache. Our
prayer, this time, was answered immediately. He fell peacefully asleep and woke
up well the next morning.
- When you have concern about your child’s future
As our
children grow, most mothers pray for them to make wise choices. We want them to be safe at school, in their work and
in their future family. We, personally, can’t count the many times we have
prayed for blessings to be poured out upon our grown-up children. It brings us
peace when we pray that God will guide them along their path, even though we
know they will go through their own tough times.
We were touched
by the song “A Mother’s Prayer.” There are a few versions with this same title
— all beautiful — but this one seemed to melt our hearts, probably because we
could relate so well to the message. We all have concern about who our children
will marry and understand how important that decision is. With that I mind,
take a few minutes and watch this tender video (posted above).
- Let your prayers be a comfort to you
Start each day
with a prayer that your children will be protected and helped as they run off
to their various activities. Then trust the Lord and enjoy the comfort and
peace this will bring to you. He will watch over your family. Just ask him.
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