Blessings on the mothers rejoicing in their children.
Blessings on the mothers in deep fear for their children.
Blessings on the mothers whose children remember to call.
Blessings on the mothers whose children refuse to call.
Blessings on the mothers whose children are not related by blood.
Blessings on the mothers heartbroken because they could never become a mother.

Blessings on the children rejoicing in their mothers.
Blessings on the children in deep fear for their mothers.
Blessings on the children whose calls end with “I love you so much.”
Blessings on the children whose mothers keep breaking their hearts.
Blessings on the children with more mothers than they can count.
Blessings on the children still seeking a mother’s love.

Blessings on those who have lost.
Blessings on those that have.
Blessings on those that have never had.
Blessings on those who seek.

Blessings for Mother’s Day.

First written as a Facebook post on May 10, 2020.

The image is Jesus retrouvé dans le temple (Jesus Found in the Temple) by James Tissot – Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2007, 00.159.41_PS2.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10195808