Prayer to My Mother

Dear Lord, I am not young anymore and my friends’ mothers are starting to die one by one. My friends say that when they realized the value of their mothers, it was too late to tell them. I have a perfect mother who is still alive. I understand its value better every day. I’m changing, not my mother. The older I get, the more I realize what an extraordinary person he was.

It is a pity that I cannot say these words to my mother herself, but how easy it is to write down my feelings. How can a child thank his mother for giving him life? For the love, patience and all the effort she puts into raising a child? How can he express his gratitude for running after him as a baby, understanding a nervous teenager, and tolerating a college student who believes he knows everything?

How can she be grateful for patiently waiting for the day when her daughter realizes what a smart person her mother is? How can a child who has become a mother thank a person who is still a mother to her? Even though he was always ready to give advice, he managed to remain silent when asked or necessary. Even though he was faced with situations where he could have said it a thousand times, “Didn’t I tell you?” Because he doesn’t say… Because he is himself..

How can he thank you for being loving, thoughtful, patient and forgiving? Oh God, I can’t do anything other than ask you to bless her as much as she deserves… …and to be thankful for helping me and being an example to me. I pray to you, God, to be as good a mother in the eyes of my own children as my mother is in my eyes.

a daughter