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A Single Mothers "Our Father"
Our Father who art in Heaven
Thanks for getting me through the last few years
I never wanted to be a single Mom
Hallowed be thy name
Help me to always remember thee
Even when I'm so tired
Thanks for the two jobs
and my will to survive
Thy kingdom come,
It already is here
in the smiles of my children
Thy will be done,
and that is always enough,
help me to stay content
and to pass that contentment
along to my children.
On earth as it is in Heaven
Help me to look past
all the bitterness that divorce causes
Help me to learn to love myself
Give us this day our daily bread
Thanks for Ramen Noodles and lay-a-way plans
and for family and friends
Forgive us our trespasses
Help me to forgive myself and to
not expect myself to be perfect
As we forgive those who trespass against us
People who were friends sometimes judge too harshly
divorce situations that they really don't understand
And lead us not into temptation
Please give me strength
when the loneliness gets too strong
But deliver us from evil
For I am "Mommy"
For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory Forever
for I do love thee, Lord.
Amen
Used with permission by author
(By: Fran Valenta
Franapple)
"Single Mother's Prayer"
� Fran
Valenta
Graphics �Kathleen Driggers-1999
Graphics by
Katz
Kidz