Dear Heavenly Father,
I come to You today lifting up my dear mother. Lord, I thank You for the love and care that she has shown to me. I ask that You would bless her and keep her safe in Your arms.
I ask that You would give her strength and grace for each day and that You would fill her heart with Your peace and joy. I pray for Your protection and guidance over her life, and that You would lead her in the way that You would have her to go.
I also pray for her physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, that You would heal her from any afflictions and bless her with good health.
I trust in Your goodness and faithfulness, and I know that You hear my prayers and have already begun to work in her life. So I give You all the honor and glory, and I thank You for Your blessings.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Suggested Bible Readings
Proverbs 31:28 ESV
Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
Ephesians 6:2-3 ESV
“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”
Matthew 15:4 ESV
For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’
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