Gracious Creator,
Even this week as I’ve stared in awe
at the exquisite design of our newborn grandchild,
a profound gift from you…
Even as I’ve marveled at this lovely creation
you’ve so graciously brought forth
through our daughter and son-in-law,
I marvel at your kindness.
Indeed, you chose to form the inward parts
of every single child,
to knit them together in a mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13).
And even as we thank you for giving us this child,
we pray for the many many would-be moms and dads
who have prayed for the gift of a child, any child.
We ask that you would grace them
with endurance and faith and hope
as month after month and year after year go by
with no fruit in their womb,
with no offspring who is their own.
Show them your kindness
even in the midst of such a painful wait.
And Lord, for all of your extraordinary and precious children,
we pray for safe, secure, loving homes.
In Jesus’ child-loving name. Amen.
Read Psalm 127:3; Psalm 139:13-18
