Posts Tagged ‘labor and delivery’
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…
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