Stretch Marks, Mother's Map ❤️

Seeing beauty in changed bodies! ✨

March 17, 2025

Scripture For Today: "She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come."

Proverbs 31:25

The lines on your skin tell stories of life grown within you.

You catch a glimpse in the mirror and pause, seeing the map of your births.

Perhaps you feel torn between pride in what your body did and sadness for how it changed.

Just as your body bears witness to life,

St. Margaret of Scotland's hands showed the marks of her work caring for her eight children and countless poor.

Your marks are love's proof.

Changed bodies tell holy tales.

Today's Prayer: Mother's Marks

Lines that stretch across my skin,

Tell the tale of life within,

Help me see with new, clear eyes,

All the ways my form speaks life.

In each mark and change I bear,

Show the love and strength I share,

Let me find a deep, true grace,

In this body, in this place.

Lord who shaped this form with care,

Help me love the signs I bear.

Amen.

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May St. Margaret's life-worn hands remind you today—

Your body's changes show your strength.

God sees beauty in mother marks.

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In a world that fears body changes, God celebrates your mother marks.

Blessings,

Two Minute Prayers Team

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