“…the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”
Galatians 5:22-23
A Prayer for Self-Control
God of self-control,
The final weeks
Of this long journey
Have finally arrived.
Soon the day will dawn
When I will meet my child
And a new world will begin
For both of us.
Help me to prepare myself,
Mind, body, and soul,
For the work of labor
And the wonder of birth.
Teach me to channel and control
The strength of my own self
To offer myself in sacrifice
For the child of my heart.
Let me gather my courage around me –
The power in my bones
And the peace in my heart –
To do the work of love
That a mother is called to do,
The work that you created me to do.
In self-control I pray,
Amen.
© 2014 Laura Kelly Fanucci
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