a blessing for Mother’s Day

Bless all the moms—

those who have carried us

in their bodies,

and in their hearts,

and in their minds,

and all those who have mothered us

in some form or fashion.

The ones who answer our calls

no matter the time of day,

or absurd the request.

Those who remind us that we are loved, loved, loved

no matter what.

We thank them and honor them all.

Those we can hug today,

and those who are now gone

and those now distant from us.

And bless all those too for whom mothering is

complicated, difficult, heartbreaking, or incomplete.

Do what only you can do, God:

Bless and heal.

Restore. Rebuild. 

Pour love over everything these hearts have touched.