The other day as we left Mass my wife Melissa said, “I’ve been thinking about something lately, your parents loved you when you were a newborn just like we love our newborn. They wanted love for you in your life just like we want love to fill our little girl’s life. I’ve been thinking about newborn baby Aaron and I want to love you with the love they wanted for you.”
I that this task would be difficult for anyone, but Melissa’s husband may have a tendency towards self righteous and overly analytical indignation, hard to believe with a blog titled Roman Missiles. So I humbly offer this prayer,
Heavenly Father, your paternal love has authored all love. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in that love especially in the sacramental love of marriage and the fruit of that sacramental love, the love of our children. As we look with love on our newborn children and pray for love in their lives may we be the fulfillment of those parental prayers for our spouses. We ask this in the name of your son, Jesus Christ, whose perfect love allows us to speak to you as your children.
Amen.
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