Prayer for Grieving Mothers

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I wrote this prayer for my beloved Tita Fely Cabantog, who has remained strong despite having to go through the toil and turmoil of losing her son in a car accident. I do hope that through this simple prayer, the Fely's in the world today can find comfort and healing in Jesus' name. 

Lord God Almighty,

Everything in this world happens for a reason

Every drop of rain that falls, every sunshine that kisses the earth

Nothing is coincidental,

Even the shortest sneezes of angels

For everything is under Your will



Yet nothing could be more painful

Than for a mother to lose her child

To see the person she has nurtured

all these years...

Without the vigor...

Without breath...

Without the unconditional love...

That once gave life to his body



The turmoil that crumbles her mind

The unimaginable pain that tears her heart apart

The permanent loss of her ultimate love and joy

All hopes and dreams have been lost to

a most undesired death



Heal their hearts with Your precious hands

And wipe away their tears of untimely sorrow

Help them put themselves together

Reaffirm the faith that is now being shaken



With Your Sacred Heart,

spare them from that most painful day...

With that one final chance to see her child

before the earth devours

When all the mourners are gone...

When collective consoling ends

And the life-long grieving begins



She hears the piercing silence

As reality sinks in

And all she has are precious memories

...Their generous exchange of love and affection

...The times of misunderstanding, of healing and reconciliation

...And the missed chances that will never return



I pray to You Oh Lord, that no mother will ever have

to go through this darkest journey

Of defying the natural order of life

Through the worst agony of burying her child



Give them the strength to stand once more

Show them a dint of hope in this time of despair

Pick the pieces of their broken heart

So that they may learn to accept

Life's fateful turns and bittersweet surprises

And maybe one day, do what a mother does best

- to love like there's no tomorrow.



I humbly raise this simple prayer

for every grief-striken mother's heart, AMEN.