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More on how Mother's Day can go wrong in churches
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
A belated link to this additional reflection about Mother’s Day in churches (more here): This Sunday will be Mother’s Day, a holiday invented for a political purpose but hijacked by florists and greeting card companies. Whether or not it should matter to us, Mother’s Day can make us feel euphoric or lonely, delighted or disappointed. [...]
Tags: congregations, holidays, hospitality, mothersday, pain
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Prayer of Lament on Mother's Day
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
From the Open Sourcebook (more about this site): Lord, on this Mother’s Daywe lift up the aching heartsof all thosewho long to be mothers, but mourn the absence of new life within themwho have conceived, but suffered loss through miscarriage or abortionwho have given birth, but endured the tragedy of burying a child. Their grief [...]
Tags: abortion, death, despair, holidays, hope, infertility, lament, life, miscarriage, motherhood, mothersday, pain, prayer, sorrow, suffering
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