Lord, God and Father of Life,
You love all that you have created,
And protect all who are in danger.
You entrust us to the care of each other
And establish earthly authority
To protect the rights that you yourself bestow.
Lord, your People have failed,
On a personal level and in civic society,
To provide adequate protection
To those who need it the most.
We pray today for the smallest human beings,
The children yet in the womb.
We pray that their parents will generously welcome them
And vigorously reject any temptation to kill them by abortion.
We pray that our laws will protect their right to life.
Lord, we also pray for mothers who undergo abortions.
We pray for their safety;
We pray that government agencies may place a higher priority
On the health and well-being of these mothers
Than on the politics of abortion.
In particular, we ask you to protect mothers in our country
Whose physical or emotional health is compromised
And who may be tempted or pressured to abortion.
May they, and those who care for them
Realize that abortion does not solve any problem
But only creates new ones.
Give your wisdom to the US Supreme Court
As they discuss the pro-life law in Idaho
And the pro-abortion overreach of the Biden Administration.
May the right of the people and their elected representatives
To protect the unborn and their families
Always win out over the federal bureaucrats
Who want to expand abortion.
Bestow the guidance of your Spirit
Upon the Justices, their clerks, and the attorneys working on this case.
Lord, as a result of this case now before the Supreme Court,
Give the unborn, their mothers, and our whole nation, a new and refreshing season of Life.
Bring us a new breath of freedom,
A new measure of common sense,
A rediscovery of justice and wisdom
And a big step forward in building a culture of life.
Your Son Jesus Christ
Came to grant freedom to the oppressed.
Grant freedom, then, to the children in the womb
And protection to their families.
Bring victory in this Supreme Court case
And then bring us even more victories,
Until every child is protected
And every abortion is rejected.
Bring us, O Lord, the victory of Life.
We pray in the Name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.
• Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life
ProLifePrayers.com