Happy Mothers’ Month/2015

Prayer for ALL Mothers…

By Apolinario Villalobos

Most Benevolent Creator of all things in the vastness of the universe

and controller of their destiny,

To you we pray…

For all the mothers that You brought forth on the face of the earth –

They that walk the ground, crawl and slither, swim in the ocean

and slice the air with their flight,

Grant that they be safe and healthy at all times

that they can give warmth and milk to their offspring,

Grant that they be well-concealed and distanced

from the sight and reach of predators,

Grant that they be spared

from hunger and thirst

that their offspring can suckle from them the juice of life

though trickles they may be

that they live on to gasp for breath;

For those whose offspring came out of brittle eggs,

Grant that their wings be strong

to protect their brood from the whipping wind,

from incessant patter of rain and scorching heat;

Grant that their mates fly home safe

with worms and morsels in their beak

for the helpless and fragile chicks in their nest;

We thank You Lord, for the life that you gave,

We thank, too, the mothers for their love

and warm care that they give

even in the face of death….

Amen!