GLORIOUS DAY
Good morning and welcome to worship with us this morning. And Happy Mother’s Day. We know that these holidays can bring up complicated feelings and experiences for each of us. I’m going to pray a prayer in light of this day as we set our hearts on Christ together:
To those who gave birth this year to their first child—we celebrate with you.
To those who lost a child this year—we mourn with you.
To those who are in the trenches with little ones every day and wear the badge of food stains—we appreciate you.
To those who experienced loss through miscarriage, failed adoptions, or running away—we mourn with you.
To those who walk the hard path of infertility, fraught with pokes, prods, tears, and disappointment—we walk with you. Forgive us when we say foolish things. We don’t mean to make things harder.
To those who are foster moms, mentor moms, and spiritual moms—we need you.
To those who have warm and close relationships with your children—we celebrate with you.
To those who have disappointment, heartache, and distance with your children—we sit with you.
To those who lost their mothers this year—we grieve with you.
To those who experienced abuse at the hands of your own mother—we acknowledge your experience.
To those who lived through driving tests, medical tests, and the overall testing of motherhood—we are better for having you in our midst.
To those who have aborted children—we remember them and you on this day.
To those who are single and long to be married and mothering your own children—we mourn that life has not turned out the way you longed for it to be.
To those who stepparent—we walk with you on these complex paths.
To those who envisioned lavishing love on grandchildren, yet that dream is not to be, we grieve with you.
To those who will have emptier nests in the upcoming year—we grieve and rejoice with you.
To those who placed children for adoption—we commend you for your selflessness and remember how you hold that child in your heart.
And to those who are pregnant with new life, both expected and surprising—we anticipate with you.
Amy Young, A Tribute Prayer for Mother’s Day
Over the chaos of the world, over the chaos of our lives, the Lord reigns. Let’s hear Him call us to worship from His word:
Call to Worship: Psalm 146
KING OF KINGS
HYMN OF HEAVEN
Sermon: Mark 7:31-37
If you are here this morning as a follower of Christ, you can say on this day, as you will say on that day, ‘He does all things well.’ Not because your life has or will turn out the way you hope or plan, but because the God who did not spare His own Son, has given you every good and perfect gift and withholds no good thing, because He has given you His Son. That is the hope on which we set our hearts, would you stand if you’re able, we’ll sing together…
JESUS PAID IT ALL
ALL HAIL KING JESUS
Benediction