A Prayer about Being a New Parent
A Prayer about Being a New Parent
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Psalm 127:3
Gracious Father,
With one grandson born in February
and two more grand babies on the way any day now,
I’m frequently thinking about the early days of parenting.
Parenting new little ones or new big ones
is such a whirlwind,
and we lift these new parents up to you.
New parents are filled with awe at these creations,
and they know that children are indeed a “reward,”
a gift, a kindness, an undeserved blessing from you.
New parents marvel that you would choose them
to steward your gift of a precious child.
And at the same time,
new parents can be overwhelmed by the responsibility.
Oh, Lord, have mercy on these new parents.
Help them to remember the truth,
“Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain” (Psalm 127:1).
Help them to know that they are never alone
in this parenting process,
that as surely as you gave them children,
you will love them, nurture them, and teach them,
as the good good Father that you are.
Help these new parents to make it a habit
to turn to you
when they don’t know what to do,
and show them the way by your Spirit.
Help these new parents to seek you
when they can’t figure out
how to get their jobs done
and be the parents they want to be.
Help them to know
that parenting is frequently about learning to be your child,
to depend on you as we never have before.
In the name of your Son, our Savior, we pray. Amen.
Read Psalm 127.
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![When’s the last time you highlighted your weakness?
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Cor. 12:10
All-Powerful God,
We confess,
we in Western culture
crave power, control, and independence.
The last thing we want
is to seem weak.
And yet, weakness is the way of Christ,
so it must be our way as well.
The apostle Paul understood that,
so in the face of accusations
that he wasn’t an apostle,
he countered the boasting of the “super-apostles”
with some boasting of his own:
“If I must boast,
I will boast of the things
that show my weakness” (2 Cor. 11:30).
And then he mentions how he was lowered in a basket through the window of a wall in Damascus, of all places,
a place he went to persecute Jews only to be knocked down on the road,
struck blind, by his Lord and Savior himself.
Paul shares many other weaknesses in 2 Corinthians,
a book that’s all about weakness as the way
of followers of Christ.
He asked that you would relieve him from a “thorn in the flesh,”
but you did not.
Instead, you said,
“My grace is sufficient for you,
for my power is made perfect in your weakness” (2 Cor. 12:9).
Lord, we know we really are weak —
[for each of these areas, name any weaknesses you have]
weak in our bodies,
weak in our work,
weak in our wills,
weak in our faith,
weak in our hope,
weak in our love.
We believe
that you your power is made perfect
in and through our weakness.
Help our unbelief.
In Jesus’s name. Amen.
Read 2 Corinthians 11:30-12:10.
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