Prayer for a Pumping Parent

From the God of your father

who will help you,¹

And the One who suckles all

Who will bless you

With blessings of the heavens above

Blessings of the deep that crouch below

Blessings of the breasts and the womb²

So that you may nurse, and be satisfied

From her breast of consolation

So that you drink deeply

And with delight

From the abundance of her glory

For thus says YHVH:

Here I am.

I will extend to her

Like a river, peace.

And like an overflowing stream

And you shall nurse it.

You will be held on the hip

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And dangled on the knees.³

For You brought me forth from the womb

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You gave me trust in You

By way of my mother’s breasts.

Blessed are You

Mother of worlds

Who created me with the ability

To nourish my nursling.

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1. Genesis 49:25

2. Isaiah 66:11–12

3. Psalms 22:10

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