Her Prayers

Throughout days of reflection,

Patience or perseverance

Her cheerful prayerfulness shines forth

Amidst sadness or even grief

Healing, or prolonged trial

Such prayers… much worth

During joys of family or fellowship

Prayers oft requested from her

And so… prayers given

The lives of those requesting

And indeed her own as well

By prayer, enlivened

Yes… prior to lesson or task

Even after success or failure

Her prayers beckon God’s will

To Him her longings convey

Reverence, love and humility

Standing time (itself) divinely still

Covered in obedience

To a Holy and longsuffering God

Is this mother of ‘irreplaceable value’

For prayers poured out daily

From her heart… to her Lord

Are heard by The Christ, Jesus

And answered by God!

…this, she knows, is true.

This poem was written by John P. Giroux to commemorate his wife’s bold decision to ‘cover’

amidst a sinfully lost world (January 2005).