When It's Good
New Baby
For when you feel: baby born, new parent, welcoming a child, birth announcement
Behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb.
The MinuteHomily
You counted the fingers and toes in the delivery room, and heaven had counted them first. The psalm calls this child "an heritage of the LORD", an inheritance entrusted rather than an accident of biology, and that reframes the whole sleepless blur you have just entered. You are stewarding a soul God imagined, formed, and assigned to your particular arms. No steward does it perfectly, and no steward does it alone; the Father who gave the gift stays for the raising. So when the 3 a.m. feeding comes, and when the wonder catches in your throat again, know that both are holy. Welcome, little heritage. Well done, weary stewards. Tonight, before you fall into bed, pray one sentence of blessing over that crib.
By the MinuteHomily editors
A prayer for this moment
Father, thank You for this child: Your idea before our news. Give us wisdom, patience, and awe for the stewarding. Bless this little one all their days. Amen.
“Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope.”
attributed; pair with Psalm 127
Hymns for this moment
“Gentle Woman (Hail Mary)” · Carey Landry
“All Creatures of Our God and King” · after St. Francis
One small step
Pray one sentence of blessing over the baby tonight; begin the habit of a lifetime.
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