Lord, Thou hast remembered me in mercy, and hast made me to obtain this gift and fruit of wedlock. If my present state is irksome, I know nevertheless that I am in Thy grace and that my state is well pleasing to Thee and obtained by Thee.
Thou who hast ordained and laid up upon me these pains hast also the might and power to assuage them. If my discomforts and worries should become to great and numerous, yea almost unendurable, still I shall not grow faint-hearted, but remember, O faithful God, that Thou wilt not suffer me to be tempted above that I am able, but wilt with the temptation also make a way of escape that I may be able to bear it.
Help me in the hours of labor, and gladden my heart with the sight of a healthy child. But if Thou hast decreed the end of my life in this state, Lord, let Thy will be done! I know that in that case I shall die in my calling; I shall die in Thy grace; I shall die in Thy arms; I shall die as Thy child; I shall die in peace, and Thou wilt usher me into the joy and bliss everlasting.
Meanwhile, O my God, grant me Thy Holy Spirit that He may keep me in good thoughts. Let this child grow sheltered by Thy grace until Thou wilt usher her into the light of day, and thus turn all my pains into bliss and all my sadness into joy.
Starck’s Motherhood Prayers
35 Weeks
August 9th, 2011 by Aubri
