This encouraging article reminds us that we all need spiritual mothers, and for those unable to be biological mothers, this can bring great joy.
"Pray for the gift of spiritual children. It might very well be that in your beautiful desire to be a biological mother you have overlooked cases where you could have become a spiritual mother."
https://www.plough.com/en/topics/life/parenting/spiritual-motherhood
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