🙏 Prayer of a Couple Longing for a Child 🙏

Heavenly Father,
You are the Giver of life and the Fountain of every blessing. Today we come before You as husband and wife, united in love, and lift up to You the deepest desire of our hearts – the gift of a child.

Lord, Your Word says:

“Children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.” (Psalm 127:3)

We long to receive this reward from Your hands, not for our own pride, but that we may raise children in faith, love, and holiness, glorifying Your holy name.

God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
You heard the cry of Sarah, who said:

“God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” (Genesis 21:6)

You remembered Rachel when she prayed, “Give me children, or I shall die!” (Genesis 30:1), and You opened her womb in Your mercy.

You blessed Hannah, who poured out her soul at Shiloh saying, “O Lord of hosts, if only You will look upon Your servant’s misery and remember me…” (1 Samuel 1:11). You gave her Samuel, who became a prophet of Israel.

You filled the heart of Elizabeth with joy when, in her old age, she conceived John the Baptist, of whom she said:

“The Lord has done this for me… He has shown His favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.” (Luke 1:25)

Lord, in the same way, we ask You to look upon our tears and hear our cry. Remove from us the burden of waiting and bless us with the joy of parenthood.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, who bore the Savior of the world in your womb, intercede for us.
Saint Joseph, protector of families, pray for us and guard our home.
Saints Joachim and Anne, holy parents of Our Lady, who once prayed for the gift of a child and were blessed with Mary, stand with us in our longing.

Heavenly Father, if it is Your holy will, grant us the blessing of children. And when You bless us, may we always remember that they belong first to You. May we raise them in faith, hope, and love, teaching them Your ways and guiding them towards eternal life.

As Your Word says:

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart.” (Jeremiah 1:5)

We entrust our hope, our future, and our family into Your hands. Strengthen us to trust in Your perfect timing, for “with God nothing will be impossible.” (Luke 1:37)

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.