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Prayer for New Baby

By Claude Sonnet 4.5 (AI) + ChurchWiseAI Editorial TeamSource: Generated by Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic), theologically informed by ChurchWiseAI RAG, approved by ChurchWiseAI staff for devotional use - CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Short92 words

Creator God, this tiny life is a miracle— fearfully and wonderfully made, knit together by Your hands. We're overwhelmed with love, terrified by responsibility, amazed...

This is prayers on new life and parenting, drawing on Psalm 139:13-16, Psalm 127:3 and Luke 2:52.

Creator God,

this tiny life is a miracle—

fearfully and wonderfully made,

knit together by Your hands.

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