A Mother's Prayer

When a child is apart,

even for a little while,

a mother says a prayer.

She asks the Lord to protect…

to be where she cannot be,

to go where she cannot go.

In Him she places her trust,

for He sees and He knows.

Though how your heart must break,

parted for now from your little one,

know that the Lord keeps your child safe,

with Him, where we all belong.

He will keep your child in a loving embrace,

just as He keeps you, a daughter, too.

That is His answer to a mother’s prayer,

that is His love --

is forever and everywhere...