A Mother's Psalm

On my other blog, 365 Psalms, I try to write a psalm a day (no, it doesn't always happen, so thank goodness I've learned to give myself grace). The other day I was thinking of what I want God to make me as a mother and expressed this in a psalm. So I thought I'd post the psalm here, too, since it applies to motherhood.

Lord, make me a mother after your own heart.
Make my life a reflection of Christ.
May I remember to love passionately,
to effuse compassion constantly,
to lift up the broken-hearted,
to speak words of peace.

May I remember that children are precious,
gifts from the Lord
and that to treat them poorly
is a poor reflection on me.
May I seek my children as you seek yours,
bringing them into fellowship with me.

Lord, make my heart big
and my anger small.
Make my patience strong
and my impatience weak.
May the words of my mouth
well up living water in my precious child.