Prayers for celebrations and milestones
Blessing someone on their birthday
For birthdays, anniversaries, and the days worth marking.
Also for birthday · birthday prayer · happy birthday · birthday blessing · another year · turning 30 · turning 40 · milestone birthday · child's birthday · birthday wish · new year of life
Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.
You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.
‘Yahweh bless you, and keep you. Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’
This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!
I thank my God whenever I remember you, always in every request of mine on behalf of you all, making my requests with joy, for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now; being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
A prayer
Original writing, not a quotation of Scripture.
Father, thank you for the day this person was born. Every one of their days was written in your book before one of them came to be. Thank you for another year of your faithfulness to them.
Crown this new year with your goodness. Bless them and keep them, make your face shine on them, and give them peace. Let them know today how much they are loved, by us and by you.
In Jesus' name, Amen.