On or around January 22, many US Christians offer prayers focused on the sanctity of life. We remember the sins against the unborn and the waste of human life. We pray for limitations on the taking of innocent life, and we pray for all the victims: innocent babes, distraught mothers-to-be, confused fathers-to-be, and societies with materialistic and selfish values.
Almighty God, by whose Providence new life is conceived, look with mercy upon all those who are with child and upon the babes within their wombs. Strengthen them during the months of waiting and growth, and bring them in safety through the time of birth. And grant that each child may increase in wisdom and stature, and grow in thy love and service until he or she comes to thy eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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