It’s that time of the year when I, along with the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund, work to liberate as many Black mothers out of jail as we can for Mother’s Day.
All tagged Mother's Day
Reflection Roundup: Mama Said, Mama Said
Gathering one another for nurture, for centering, and allowing oneself to be gathered, for focus, admonition, and empowerment: this is the maternal work of God.
For Mothers
Beginning with Eve, you began a tradition of passing down motherhood for generations to come.
A Prayer for Mother's Day
Lord, God of Sara, Rebekah, and Rachel;
and God of Hagar, Bilhah, and Zilpah.
Squirming on Mother's Day
When Mother’s Day comes along, I start squirming, and I really just want to move on to Monday when no one is launching Proverbs 31 grenades at me.
A Mother's Day Prayer
Lord, help us this Mother’s day
to recognize what is genuine, what is good.
Open our eyes to those hidden among us.
Happy Mother's Day to God??
Yes, the Bible uses the image or metaphor of “Father” to refer to God, but it is only an image; one way of communicating what God is like (a God that is neither male nor female).
Dear Mom
My sister Margie and I have collaborated together for today’s post for our mother who would have turned 83 this week.
Mother's Day (2015)
Lord, she who conceived and gave birth to Israel;
swaddled and held them, bent down to feed them.
Mother's Day (2013)
Lord, God of Sara, Rebekah, and Rachel;
and God of Hagar, Bilhah, and Zilpah.