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New Mothers Prayer for April 15th

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,

Jesus cried out on the cross, "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?" He entered the deepest loneliness, so I would never have to.

I have had small moments that felt like being left behind. Not by You. By hard circumstances. By friends who got busy. By a body that does not feel like mine.

You have not forsaken me. Even in the quiet, even in the tired hours, You are near. You do not send pain to teach me. You meet me inside it.

He was forsaken, so I would not be. The hardest nights of this season are not the same as His. I am held, even when I cannot feel it.

I receive that truth now, with tears, with gratitude, with a heart too full for words.

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. About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima27:46 TR reads “lama” instead of “lima” sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”27:46 Psalm 22:1
    Matthew 27:46
  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 april 15th?

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 27:46, Hebrews 13:5. The "Verses to pray" section above quotes them in full.

Can I save or share this prayer?

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