Merciful Creator, every day you bring new life into this world.
We long to share in this generation by bearing a child. Yet our attempts have brought grief, frustration, and fear. Now we feel spent and our hope fades. Give us grace to surrender our longing to you. Hold our hearts' desire in your heart, helping us trust that our lives unfold according to your unfailing love, through Christ our Redeemer. Amen. Click here for the source (p. 63).
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Holy God, you offer abundance of life and fullness of joy to your children.
We have longed to bear children of our own. As we grieve the loss of this dream, turn our sorrow to hope for a different future than the one we had imagined. Transform the desires of our hearts into grace that we may bear your love to others in all we do and say, through Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. Amen. Click here for the source (p.63). 0 God, as a loving parent you have made us
your own children through adoption into Christ. Guide us as we decide whether to adopt, to share the love you have given us with a child. Give us humility to make this decision wisely, for the sake of Jesus Christ, your Child, in the grace of your Holy Spirit. Amen. Click here for the source (p.67). |
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