Prayers: Mothering Sunday

Lord of all wisdom,
Today, we pause to celebrate the incredible women in our lives.
We thank You for all the mothers who nurture us with boundless love,
guiding us through life’s challenges with strength and grace.
We also honour the women who may not have children of their own
but have shared motherly moments, offering kindness, support, and wisdom to those around them.
For the children who carry the ache of losing their dear mothers,
we lift them up to You, asking for comfort and peace.
May the memories of love and laughter surround them,
reminding them that those ties can never be broken.
We thank You for the gift of unconditional love that reflects the essence of motherhood.
Help us to carry that love forward, sharing it with others in our own unique ways. Amen.

God in heaven,
we thank you for the precious gift of love,
which we receive from our Mothers, family and friends.
We give you thanks for the ability to care,
nurture and love which you have set deep within us.
Help us to use these gifts for the good
of our families and friends
and to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus,
the one who loves us so much,
that he gave his life for us. Amen.

Collect 50

God of compassion,
whose Son Jesus Christ, the child of Mary,
shared the life of a home in Nazareth,
and on the cross drew the whole human family to himself:
strengthen us in our daily living
that in joy and in sorrow
we may know the power of your presence to bind together and to heal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Revised New Calendar and The Contemporary Collects