Reader Request: Prayer for Unborn Son

Hi, Jennifer.

I would love a printable version of “Praying for your Unborn Child” for a boy. Could you make this possible?

Thanks,
Uretha

Certainly, Uretha.

I wrote the original prayer with feminine pronouns for several reasons: First, my last baby was a girl. Second, I thought writing it this way made it easier to differentiate the pronouns that referred to the child from those that referred to God. And third, because I’m sometimes accused of being sexist when I use exclusively male pronouns (I just can’t bring myself to use plural pronouns such as “they,” “their,” and “them” when writing in the singular).

At any rate, I am happy to provide this prayer with masculine pronouns for those who prefer it that way (or who know they’re expecting a son). That was a good idea. Thanks for requesting it.