Thursday’s Devotion: Praying for Babies
Luke 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
The manger under the Chrisman tree at Hapeville First is empty. I must remember to ask about a baby to put into it for Christmas day! We do want to see the baby, after all. I’ve been thinking about babies a lot recently. Infants are cute and innocent. What could be more beautiful than a sleeping baby? My pondering though has been about what happens to the babies. Every day I see some criminal or suspected criminal on the news and of late, I’ve reflected that this person was once, too an innocent, beautiful baby. I wonder what happened between cradle and crime. I wonder what could have happened differently that would have prevented this baby from growing up to do horrendous things to other people. And so I’ve started to pray for babies, not just ones I know but all babies. I pray that they will grow up in a loving environment and that they will get the care and nurture they need. Maybe if enough people do that, those prayers will be answered more and more. The baby born at Bethlehem changed the world. Today’s babies hold the future of the world in their hands. Will you pray for babies with me?
O Lord, scripture tells us that you knew us before we were even formed; that you knew us in our Mother’s wombs. We pray for babies everywhere that you will continue to work in their lives and that they will all come to know you through your Son in whose name we pray. Amen.
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