PRAYER FOR

AN EXPECTANT MOTHER

Lord, God,
Creator and beginner of all new life,
Creator of babies and apples and oranges,
Creator of everything and everyone:
I come to You
in this moment of prayer,
in this moment of joy,
aware of feelings of anxiety,
aware of the need for more trust.
Help me to have a healthy baby:
a baby who will be a new hope,
a new gift, a new surprise,
a new person who will bring joy to our world.
Help this new baby
that we’re knitting together within me
to know, to hear, to dance along with me in
my song of gratitude,
my song of love,
my song of waiting,
my song of joyful expectation,
Amen. Come Lord Jesus.

Amen. Come Lord Jesus.

Ooops. I don't think I'm having twins.

© Andy Costello, Prayers, 2009