请为母亲祈祷－给上帝的信
<p><span word="Prayer">Prayer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span></p><p><span word="by">by</span> <span word="Ann">Ann</span> <span word="Landers">Landers</span></p><p><span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="God">God</span>,</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="appreciated">appreciated</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="blessed">blessed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wiser">wiser</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="presence">presence</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="pen">pen</span>.</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toddler">toddler</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moody">moody</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tolerating">tolerating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="realizes">realizes</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span>?</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>(<span word="when">when</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>)<span word="or">or</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="appreciated">appreciated</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>:<span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="uttered">uttered</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> --<span word="loving">loving</span>, <span word="thoughtful">thoughtful</span>, <span word="patient">patient</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forgiving">forgiving</span>?</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span>, <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="richly">richly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="pray">pray</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>.</p>
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