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For the Acceptance of Prayer

O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

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Birth & Childhood

For a Sibling

Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child

Heavenly Father, your Son our Savior took young children into his arms and blessed them: Strengthen N. to be a wholesome and godly example, a companion, and an encourager to his new brother. Keep them from strife and discord, and when they hurt one another, give them your grace readily to forgive; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Thanksgiving Birth AdoptionThanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer for an older child when a new sibling arrives, composed for the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (2019). It draws on the gospel scene of Jesus taking children into his arms, asking that the sibling become an encourager rather than a source of strife.