Dedication Of A Child

FATHER GOD, this cherished child will soon be dedicated to you in front of a congregation of your people. Like Mary and Joseph, who carried the baby Jesus to be dedicated in the Temple, we ask you to bless this family and child.

Like Jesus’ family, may this family be committed to following you throughout their lives. May your mercy, goodness, and blessing be theirs every day. Please protect them from evil and give them courage and resolve to do what is good. May your Spirit bestow his gifts on this child in abundance, and may he—like the young boy Jesus—obediently bend his will to those who are authorities in his life.

Through each stage of his life, may this child deepen his walk with you, so that his fellowship with you will be intimate and strong. And at the end of his days, may it be said that he was a light for Jesus in the world, reflecting your glory and demonstrating to everyone what it means to be a person who follows you. Amen.