This coming Sunday is a special day in the life of Union Church as we celebrate both Graduate Recognition Sunday and Mother’s Day.
On Graduate Recognition Sunday, we will thank God for our youth and young adults who have reached an important milestone on their educational journey. We will celebrate their hard work, perseverance, and all the ways God has led them. We will also give thanks for all who have helped them along the way and surround our young folks with our love and prayers as they step into the future.
On Mother’s Day, we will give thanks for all who mother in the Family of God. We will give thanks for the mothers who raised us, the spiritual mothers who guided us, and all the women in our lives who nurtured us with prayer, patience, and presence. We will also hold space for those for whom this day brings grief or longing—those missing a mother, longing for a child, or navigating complicated relationships within their families.
This week, please join me in praying for our graduates and all who mother in the Family of God!
A Prayer for Our Graduates
Gracious and Loving God,
We thank you for each of our graduates. We thank you for their hard work, their unique gifts, and the journey that has brought them to this day. As they take the next steps, guide them with your wisdom and steady their hearts with your peace. Give them courage when the path is unclear, confidence in who you’ve created them to be, and a deep sense of your presence with them always. May they know that wherever life takes them, they are never alone. You go before them and walk beside them. In the name of Christ, we pray, Amen.
A Prayer for Those Who Mother
Loving and Compassionate God,
We thank you for the women who have mothered us. We give thanks for those who raised us in the home, and those who nurtured us in faith, friendship, and care. Thank you for the strength, tenderness, and wisdom these godly women have shared so generously with us. We also ask you to be with those missing a mother, longing for a child, or navigating complicated relationships within their families. We lift up those who are weary from the work of mothering and those who feel unseen in their care. Bless all the women in our church family who mother others with fierce love and quiet strength. May they know their impact and sense your encouragement daily. In the name of Christ, we pray, Amen.