Almighty God,
We thank you for bringing us here this morning, to receive your gifts. To receive renewal, restoration, forgiveness and new life in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Lord,
On this Mother’s Day morning, we give special thanks for all the ladies in our lives. And we remember those whom you’ve called to rest with you in paradise. We thank you for our mothers, our wives, our sisters, our aunts through whom you love us and guide us. We thank you for these ladies, whom you wear like a mask and through whom you shine your light of grace and sacrificial love. You so often work in the women around us to shine as a beacon when we’re in the midst of a storm. May their care continue to be a mirror of your compassionate heart.
Lord
Today and everyday, remind us and have us take comfort that your word is living and active. When you say “Let there be…”, things happen. When the sun rises and sets, you are speaking. When a tree bears fruit, you are speaking. When a child is born, and a mother is made, you are speaking.
When a church is gathered, when the discarded are salvaged, when the hurt are healed, when the broken are restored, when sinners are forgiven, when the dead are made alive, you are speaking. Rest us in the truth that when your word goes out, it does not return to you empty, but accomplishes the purpose for which you send it.
In the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
AMEN.