God of Love,
listen to this prayer.
God of Holy People,
of Sarah, Ruth and Rebekah,
God of holy Mary, Mother of Jesus,
bend down Your ear to this request
and bless the mother of our family.
Bless her with the strength of your spirit,
she who has taught her children
how to stand and how to walk.
Bless her with the melody of Your love,
she who has shared how to speak, how to sing
and how to pray to you.
Bless her with a place at your eternal dinner table,
she who has fed and nurtured
the life that was formed within her
while still helpless but embraced in her love.
Bless her today,
now, in this lifetime,
with good things, with health.
Bless her with joy, love, laughter and
pride in her children
and surround her with many good friends.
May she who carried life in her womb
be carried one day to your divine embrace:
there, for all eternity,
to rejoice with her family and friends.
This blessing and all graces, we pray,
descend upon the mother of our family:
in the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
~Ed Hays
