Lord, you alone are the Creator and owner
of every human life,
No matter how small or young.
You give us our humanity
From the first moment of conception,
And your own hand Guides our development at every moment
In our mother’s womb.
Indeed, we are fearfully, wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works, O Lord!
You have entrusted each new life
To the care of his or her parents,
You also entrust to doctors and their teams
The privilege of caring
For the life and health of each person.
Lord, I come to you today
Deeply aware of the value of life
And of the ways I have denied it.
I repent of having lied to myself
About the unborn child,
About his or her mother,
About the violence of abortion,
And about my own actions.
Lord, I need your light
And I seek your healing.
I embrace the humanity of each child
In whose death I participated,
And I entrust those children to you.
I pray for the mothers who were harmed
By the abortions in which I took part.
Give them forgiveness, healing, and peace.
Lord, you have great plans for me,
For my prosperity,
For my calling within your plan.
Enable me to see and follow your will
And to serve your people.
May I always proclaim you
As the Lord of Life and Hope,
Of true freedom and salvation.
I pray through Christ our Lord. Amen.