Infants Remembered In Silence (IRIS) - Stories

What Makes a Mother

By Jennifer Wasik

I thought of you and closed my eyes
And prayed to God today.
I asked “What makes a Mother?”
And I know I heard Him say.

“A Mother has a baby”
This we know is true.
“But, God, can you be a Mother,
When your baby’s not with you?”

“Yes, you can,” He replied,
With confidence in His voice.
“I give many women babies,
When they leave is not their choice.

Some I send for a lifetime,
And others for the day.
And some I send to feel your womb,
But there’s no need to stay.”

“I just don’t understand this, God
I want my baby here.”
He took a breath and cleared His throat,
And then I saw a tear.

“I wish I could show you,
What your child is doing today.
If you could see your child smile,
With other children and say...

“We go to earth to learn our lessons,
Of love and life and fear.
My Mommy loved me oh so much,
I got to come straight here.

I feel so lucky to have a Mom,
Who had so much love for me.
I learned my lessons very quickly,
My Mommy set me free.

I miss my Mommy oh so much,
But I visit her each day.
When she goes to sleep,
On her pillow’s where I lay.

“So you see my dear sweet one,
your children are okay.
Your babies are here in My home,
And this is where they’ll stay.

They’ll wait for you with Me,
Until your lesson’s through
And on the day that you come home,
they’ll be at the gates for you.

So now you see what makes a Mother,
It’s the feeling in your heart.
It’s the love you had so much of,
Right from the very start,

Though some on earth may not realize,
you are a Mother,
Until their time is done.
They’ll be up here with Me one day
and know that you are the best one!”

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