An Adoption Prayer

Father of the fatherless
you give your children
a home in which to dwell
and like a loving mother
you gather us into your household.

We give you thanks for the child
who has come to bless this family
and for the parents
who have taken this child to be their own

By the power of your Holy Spirit
fill them with trust
understanding and affection
and, through this child in our midst
enable us better to know the mystery
that we are all your children by adoption
through Jesus Christ our Lord."

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A Companion to Lutheran Book of Worship