Faithful Friday / Mother of Many Children

Josey, Katrina, Christy, & me in 1986, when God told me I would be the "Mother of Many Children"

The Mother of Many Children

by: Bonnie Walker

The mother of many children

Is what You said I'd be;

"I'll make you the mother of many children,"

Is how You comforted me.

My heart was near to breaking

The day You told me that;

As you gently and lovingly reached down

And gave my shoulder a pat.

The comfort that I felt,

The peace that filled my soul,

The joy that this brought

Can't be measured or even told.

The mother of many children,

How my soul longs to be;

How many will be enough, Lord?

Ten? Fifteen? Possibly Twenty?

No one understands, Lord,

No one but You and me.

Please fill up this hole, Lord,

Aching inside of me.

I am so very grateful

For the five You've given me,

For the three that I've borrowed,

If only temporarily.

But oh, how my heart yearns

For more feet beneath my table,

And more hungry mouths to feed.

More children, Lord, You're able.

You know, Lord,

They call me crazy, but that's okay by me.

I'm going to keep on being Your servant

For all the world to see.

Dear Lord, my prayer to You now,

Is what'er Your will may be.

Dear Lord, help me be ready

For any possibility.

Guide my thoughts and feet, Lord,

And do not let me step.

Not one inch away, Lord,

From the path that You have kept.

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