Today is Mother’s day in many parts of the world. May 10th is when Mexico honors mothers. It’s a day when mothers are celebrated for their devotion, dedication, sacrifice and love for their children. Lamentably, many children in the world don’t have mothers like that. Here at the Home For Needy Children in Oaxaca, Mexico, we care for about 50 children who have mothers who are in prison, battle addictions, have mental challenges or who have simply abandoned their kids. There are children suffering the absence of a mother all over the world, and for them we lament.

Lament for Children Without a Mother in Their Life

Oh, tender souls with hearts so frail,
Whose mothers’ absence leaves a sad tale,
In shadows cast by addiction’s cruel chains,
Or prisons cold where hope hardly remains.

Mental storms that rage, unseen but deep,
Steal moments of love and in silence they creep,
For children left adrift, lost and alone,
Their cries echo in sad rooms, to most unknown.

Lament, oh lament, for the motherless ones,
Whose paths are marred by sorrows unsung,
In the void of care, in the ache of night,
May God’s true love bring healing light.

Abandoned by the ones they long to hold,
In tender arms, where warmth unfolds,
Their dreams entwined with longing’s thread,
Seeking solace in words that are left unsaid.

Oh, society, heed this cry so profound,
For every child lost, a world’s heart does pound,
Let compassion reign, let empathy guide,
In Christ’s nurturing arms, let these souls abide.

May futures bright emerge from shadows drear,
With love’s embrace, dispel every fear,
For every child suffering without a mother’s embrace,
May the Spirit’s kindness lead them to a brighter place.