Posts Tagged ‘birth trauma’
For the Mother That Needs to Be Held as She Holds Her Baby: A Prayer for Birth Trauma
O Divine Midwife, I come to you with my anxieties, my grief, and with my injuries, both emotional and physical. I am grateful for the baby in my arms, yet, I am also haunted by the fear of what could have been. O Midwife, grant me restored peace in surrender: Help me to see the…
Read MoreHoly Deliverer: A Prayer for a Traumatic Birth
Holy Deliverer, When bringing my child into the world brings pain and fear, Be near me. Faithful Rescuer, When I feel like Mary, giving birth far from comfort and not as planned, Cradle me. Gentle Father, When labor brings me physical and mental anguish and I doubt your goodness, Hold me. Loving Lord, When my…
Read MoreA Prayer for Traumatic Birth
O God who sees my suffering, who was present as my little one was brought forth in the confused mixture of my great joy at their birth and my great grief as our bodies spiraled out of control, Your strength [can bring / has brought] [me / us] back from…
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