A Mother Who Prays

This poem, from Elizabeth George’s book “A Woman after God’s Own Heart,” was read recently at a baby shower. May it encourage those who are mothers to pray for our children, and may it encourage all of us to be thankful for the prayers of our own mothers.

Some have had kings in their lineage,
Some to whom honor was paid.
Not blest of my ancestors---but,
I have a mother who prays.

I have a mother who prays for me,
And pleads with the Lord every day for me,
Oh what a difference it makes for me—
I have a mother who prays.

My mother's prayers cannot save me,
Only mine can avail;
But mother introduced me to Someone—
Someone who never could fail.

Oh, yes…I have a mother who prays for me,
And pleads with the Lord every day for me.
O what a difference it makes for me—
I have a mother who prays.

~ Anonymous