Prayers for pregnancy and fertility
Pregnant and anxious
For longing, waiting, carrying, and grieving new life.
Also for pregnant · pregnancy anxiety · expecting a baby · worried about the baby · first pregnancy · high risk pregnancy · giving birth · labour · scan results · nervous mum · new baby coming
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts. I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
A prayer
Original writing, not a quotation of Scripture.
Lord, I'm carrying a new life and a hundred new worries with it. Every twinge sends me searching online, and every appointment feels like a test I could fail. You are knitting this child together right now, in places I can't see.
Gently lead me the way a shepherd leads those who are with young. Give wisdom to our doctors and midwives. Calm my body and my mind, and let me enjoy this season more than I fear it.
In Jesus' name, Amen.