This is the prayer my wife and I prayed when we presented our young son before our church family (translated from the original Spanish):
B: Lord Jesus, we bring before you and your people our little son, T. B. We recognize that he belongs to you and that you have every right to his life.
V: We rejoice in your goodness demonstrated through his life, and we pray that his life would be a testimony that you are good. We are glad at the love that fills our hearts, which is but an outcome of your love, Jesus.
B: And yet, Lord, we acknowledge our sinfulness and limited perspective. So we plead for your wisdom and grace as we care for him. We marvel that you know not only the child T., but the man whom he will be.
V: Grant us the joy of guiding him in the knowledge of you as Lord and Savior, that he would be our brother in following you. Bless him with health and contentment, that his heart would always turn to you in gratitude.
B: And make him an agent of peace and reconciliation, that your name would be honored through his deeds. Be his refuge and hope, guard him from wicked men and women, and place him in communities where he can experience the grace and justice of your Kingdom.
V: We have full confidence in your good will for his life, and we will always hold high your name in our home. It is in this name we pray, amen.
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