In a Lutheran CORE newsletter they write an article entitled "ELCA worship resources offer prayer to ‘Mother’ God." The article says that "the ELCA publishing house is recommending a prayer addressing God as “Mother” in worship materials for Sunday, Dec. 27. The prayer is one of the Prayers of Intercession in the Sundays and Seasons worship planning resource widely used by ELCA pastors and is included in the “Celebrate” bulletin insert used by many ELCA congregations." (News from Lutheran CORE, Dec. 2009)