Heavenly Father, Creator of all things,
you have been pleased to enable my
husband and me to collaborate with you
in conceiving a child. Thank you for your
gracious gift. Help me to guard this new
life carefully and do nothing to hurt it in
any way.
After my child’s birth, let me lavish it
with love and bring him/her up in your
love and service, so that he/she will
become a child of yours and inherit your
kingdom.                                                                                                                                                                                                    Be with me, O Lord, in this greatest of
tasks to comfort, strengthen, calm, and
enlighten me