Prayer To Protect Life

Loving God,
I thank you for the gift
you gave and continue to give to me
and to all of us.

Merciful God,
I ask your pardon and forgiveness
for my own failure
and the failure of all people
to respect and foster
all forms of life in our universe.
 

Gracious God,
I pray that with your grace,
I and all people will reverence,
protect, and promote all life
and that we will be especially sensitive
to the life of the unborn,
the abused, neglected,
disabled, and the elderly.
I pray, too,
that all who make decisions about life
in any form will do so with wisdom,
love, and courage.

Living God,
I praise and glorify you
as Father,
Source of all life,
as Son,
Savior of our lives,
and as Spirit,
Sanctifier of our lives.

Amen.