New mothers
New Mothers Prayer for June 20th
A short, Scripture-shaped new mothers prayer for an ordinary moment of Christian faith.
The prayer
A prayer to pray now
Father, You promised to sift Your people like grain in a sieve, yet not the smallest piece falls to the ground. Sifted but not lost. Not one grain.
I feel sifted some days. Pulled apart, shaken, exposed. The hidden envy uncovered. The pride in my mothering surfaced. The grief I did not know I was carrying spread out where I can finally see it.
But not one grain falls. You do not lose what is Yours in the sifting. The shaking exposes; it does not abandon.
Let me trust the sifting. The hard parts are not You throwing me away. They are You separating what lasts from what cannot last. What lasts is kept. What cannot last was never meant to stay.
And in the middle of the shake, I still feel a warm hand. I still hear one quiet breath that says I am not alone.
Hold me through the shake.
Amen.
How to pray it
- Read it slowly. Move through this prayer one line at a time, out loud if you can, letting each phrase land before the next.
- Make it personal. Pause where a line meets your day and name the person, fear, or hope it touches before God.
- 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.
“For behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet not the least kernel will fall on the earth.
Amos 9:9The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have all of you, that he might sift you as wheat,
Luke 22:31
Questions about this prayer
When should I pray new mothers prayer for june 20th?
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 Amos 9:9, Luke 22:31. The "Verses to pray" section above quotes them in full.
Can I save or share this prayer?
Yes. Use the Copy prayer button to copy the words, or open the Chosen Portion app to keep a daily prayer, devotional, and Scripture with you.