Here’s a prayer about parenthood from Ashley-Anne
Masters. It was posted on Fidelia’s
Sisters.
Prayer
For those who got pregnant right away and
those who have been trying for years…
For those who entrust their babies to the
care of another family…
For those who cannot wait to welcome a baby
into their home and those who are terrified they are not fit to be parents…
For those whose child will get a soccer
scholarship and those whose child will never run…
For those who proudly pose for pregnant
photos and those who shamefully hide their bellies…
For those who are proud to be fathers and
those who hope the DNA tests are incorrect…
For those who pay child support and those who
need child support…
For those who fight with teenage daughters
and those whose daughters have run away…
For those who cannot pay for college and
those who cannot pay for medical care…
For those who home school and those who fear
their children won’t make it home from school…
For those who think their son is the best
surprise of their life…
For those whose children are in prison and
those whose children want to be corrections officers…
For those whose baby doesn’t live outside of
the womb and those whose wombs are empty…
For those taking hormones and those who feel
exhausted from hormone changes…
For those grieving what will never be and
those amazed by what life has become…
For those who are single parents and those
who are now step parents…
For those who have an empty nest and for
those whose nest was never full…
For the couple who is closer than ever and
the couple getting divorced…
For all of your children of all ages, hold
them close and give them life…Amen.
~ written by
Ashley-Anne Masters, and posted on Fidelia’s
Sisters. http://youngclergywomen.org/prayer-for-parents-those-who-want-to-be/
Note: Permission is granted by the author to use this prayer in written or
spoken form as long as “Written by Rev. Ashley-Anne Masters” appears somewhere
in the order of service or bulletin.
