Mothering Sunday, Collect (Redub)

God of all generations,

you have mothered the earth

and the peoples of the earth.

In Jesus, you grew in Mary's womb.

You have been mothered too.

Deepen our appreciation of

human and heavenly mothering.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 6.93 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 35.61 years.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a redub.

The Mothering Sunday Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project began Advent 2012 and the first phase concludes in 2016.

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the link to my blog would be much appreciated.

Mothering Sunday Collection (Redub / Reboot)

Here are the links to my five new Collects and Post Communions for Mothering Sunday (the alternative Sunday prayers for the week of the Fourth Sunday of Lent for which I've also written new prayers).

Collect (Redub);

Additional Collect (Redub);

Post Communion (Redub);

Collect (Children's Reboot);

Post Communion (Children's Reboot).

The project began in Advent 2012 and the first phase will conclude in 2016.

Here's a full Index of Prayers that I've written.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a redub.

Here's the information on how a prayer is a reboot.

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the link to my blog would be much appreciated.

Post Communion. Fourth Sunday of Advent (Children's Reboot)

God, you are like a mother.

Jesus, you let Mary mother you.

Mary learned so much about you.

We want to learn about you too.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 2.08 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a reboot.

4th Sunday of Advent Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the url to my blog would be much appreciated.