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New Mothers Prayer for March 21st

A short, Scripture-shaped new mothers prayer for an ordinary moment of Christian faith.

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The prayer

A prayer to pray now

Father, in the Bible, Jesus said His friends would all go home and leave Him alone. He knew it was coming.

I have not always understood Your lonely night in the garden. Tonight I think I do, a little. My friends have not left me on purpose. They just have their own lives. The lights in their houses go on without me. I feel the quiet spread out around me.

Christ, You know what it is to be left behind by people who meant well.

Sit with me in this quiet. I am not alone in being alone. You have been here.

When morning comes, I will text someone. Until then, this rocking chair is shared between us.

Amen.

How to pray it

  1. Read it slowly. Move through this prayer one line at a time, out loud if you can, letting each phrase land before the next.
  2. Make it personal. Pause where a line meets your day and name the person, fear, or hope it touches before God.
  3. Carry it with you. Keep one sentence with you — on your phone or in your pocket — and return to it when the day gets loud.

Verses to pray

Pray these slowly, one line at a time. Scripture quoted from a public-domain translation.

  1. But all this has happened that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.”
    Matthew 26:56
  2. Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”13:5 Deuteronomy 31:6
    Hebrews 13:5

Questions about this prayer

When should I pray new mothers prayer for march 21st?

Pray it whenever the words fit your moment — at the start of the day, in a hard stretch, or when you simply want to turn toward God.

Which Bible verses anchor this prayer?

This prayer is anchored in Matthew 26:56, Hebrews 13:5. The "Verses to pray" section above quotes them in full.

Can I save or share this prayer?

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