THE Pastor of a small church in Michigan may be regretting his choice of words, after his innocent Mother’s Day message went viral for all the wrong reasons.

Specially arranged for Mother’s Day, Pastor Steve Brown addressed the day itself and promoted the benefits of prayer on the sign outside his First Baptist Church in the town of Laingsburg.

“The best gift a mother can give is time spent on her knees,” the sign read.

But, for many people, how the sign was phrased suggested something a little more crude.

Let's all take a minute to appreciate Laingsburg baptist churches message for Mother's Day 😂👌🏻 pic.twitter.com/iVt3wU2sm3 — Jacob Wing (@jacobwing94) May 8, 2016

So this is the church that is located in our small town of Laingsburg. Happy Mothers Day. pic.twitter.com/BluIdwkBTe — GC Tha Thug (@GCtheGeneral) May 9, 2016

Images of the message, which have also been shared on a Reddit thread, has been liked more than 4000 times, with some users saying they may need to “start going to church” after seeing the sign.