Mary Sumner
‘As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you’
Isaiah 66:13
Mary Sumner is rightly famous around the world for her great work in founding
what has become ‘Mothers Union’. She did this by gathering the mothers of her local community
so that they could support one another. And she did it in a way in which people of all backgrounds
met in the equality that the Lord decrees when he made us all in his image.
She overcame her own shyness with God’s help to become an effective speaker,
and she was driven by the conviction that motherhood was one of the most important tasks given to humanity.
We rightly thank God for her and seek to fulfil her vision in our own time.
Question for thought: How do we honour and support motherhood?
Almighty God, we pray for our members in Juba, South Sudan. We thank you for the faithfulness of members
in the midst of conflict amongst tribes. We thank you for the women who have encouraged and helped
others to know you as well as equipping their sisters with life skills along with care and support.
Lord of all, we pray for the Dioceses of Melbourne and North West Australia as they reach out with your love
to their communities whether in a large city or small country towns.
Bless them as they gather together to listen to your Word and pray. Amen.