A Prayer Beside the Alabaster Jar

by | May 9, 2013 | Uncategorized | 6 comments

Father, I pray for all women, those who are Christian and those who are not.  I pray for each one to know your love, your peace, and your joy.

 

Father, you know the secret places of each woman’s heart.  You know their fear, their broken places, and their dreams both realized, and those yet to come.  You see when other women reject them, and you hear their lonely cry.

 

Each tear is captured in an alabaster jar, before it falls from her cheek.  You are right beside them, catching each tear, not one goes missing.  You know God, you know.

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Thank you, that you hear the prayer of the women whose nursery has never heard the cry of a new child, and the cry of the mothers praying over children who have gone rouge.  None of this misses your eye- all of this is close to your heart.

 

Thank you that you are the provider for  the single mothers, you are the comforter to the Step-mothers, and you are wisdom to the Grandmother.

 

You know the women, whose mothers are gone or who never knew their mother’s love.  Thank you for the friends you are sending to her, and for the mentors to come and who will love on her with a mother’s tender love.

And, all of this will be used for good and be included in your plan for the good of those who love you­ – for those you love.

 

We struggle to see things the way that you do.  What we see as broken, you see as beautiful.  What we see as failure you see as fruition. (tweet this)

 

Father, bind the voice of the liar that says they are not beautiful, not loved, not of value.  Loose in them the confidence in knowing you, and your big, wild, love that is savage to protect and love them.  Bind them to your side, as the perfect husband draws his bride into his hungry arms of love.

 

In Jesus name I pray,

 

Amen.

 

 

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Diane W. Bailey

Diane W. Bailey is the founder of The Consilium – an online community of wisdom and purpose for women over 45 years of age. She is a published author. Her books include String of Pearls – From Tears to Treasure, and 30 Days To A Better Stepfamily. She creates her own line of precious metals bracelets. Diane lives in the Deep South with her husband Doc. Together they have created a stepfamily, each having two stepchildren and two birth children, and share three grandchildren, one black lab named Charlie and one long haired tabby cat named Lil Girl. Diane’s passion is to encourage women to be all God has created them to be by pressing past fear and daring to live life as an adventure. Some of her life adventures include traveling to Israel, speaking, entrepreneurship and backyard farming with Doc. She loves Gumbo, fried shrimp and seeing all sunsets across water.
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6 Comments

  1. Laurie Wallin (@mylivingpower)
    Laurie Wallin (@mylivingpower) on May 9, 2013 at 10:32 am

    A beautiful prayer, Diane. He is so good to us, to keep each tear, hear each cry of our hearts. Love how your own heart beats for the moms who are hurting this Mother’s Day season. So grateful for your encouragement!

    • Diane W. Bailey
      Diane W. Bailey on May 10, 2013 at 4:00 pm

      Thanks Laurie. Happy Mother’s Day, You are an amazing mother!

  2. Susan
    Susan on May 9, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    Gorgeous images, Di. And I loved this sentence:
    you are the provider for the single mothers, you are the comforter to the Step-mothers, and you are wisdom to the Grandmother.
    TRUTH
    Love you, girl 🙂

    • Diane W. Bailey
      Diane W. Bailey on May 10, 2013 at 4:01 pm

      And Susan, who runs a 5K through paint just to have fun with her kidos, You are a Really Great Mom! Happy Mother’s day!

  3. Mary Gemmill
    Mary Gemmill on May 10, 2013 at 2:20 am

    Beautiful life images Di- your words and photos bless me, especially this line:
    You know the women, whose mothers are gone or who never knew their mother’s love.
    God’s amazing love makes up for it wonderfully well- where would we be without it? 🙂

    • Diane W. Bailey
      Diane W. Bailey on May 10, 2013 at 4:03 pm

      Thank you Mary, Happy Mother’s Day to you! You Are an amazing woman!

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