Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

REFLECTION

1. Note verse 2 – “How sweet to hold a new born Baby” and verse 3 “And then one day – I’ll cross the river: I’ll fight life’s final war with pain...”   All too often, in Palestine and several third world countries, death happens in child birth!
2. Not so in under privileged cultures.

WE can praise God for our families, the modern medication and procedures that makes child bearing and delivery so much easier than it once was, but we would do well to lift up those for whom there are still difficulties.

Prayer

1. We lift up to you those for whom childbearing is difficult and pray that help may be provided to relieve those difficulties.

May your name be glorified as we work to raise money for our children’s workers in New Zealand and those who work to help the women in Palestine.

In Jesus name,  AMEN

Hymns

O God of Bethel                           With One Voice  49     Together In Song  564

When Mother’s of Salem             (available in older hymn books)

God Sent His Son                        Mission Praise 52