We join you before the throne of grace with thanksgiving for your faith and for calling upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour, for there is power and access to the Father in that name alone. We are moved with compassion for your daughter and for the precious child she carries, and we lift them both up together to the Lord who is the giver of life and the healer of our bodies.
We know that children are a heritage from the Lord and the fruit of the womb is His reward Psalm 127:3, and that He is intimately forming this baby even now, for you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb Psalm 139:13. How precious this life is to Him, and how precious your daughter is to Him. We pray for His hand of protection over them both.
We bring her severe nausea and exhaustion before the Lord, asking for His mercy and healing. He is the one who forgives all our sins and heals all our diseases Psalm 103:3, and who promises But I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh Jeremiah 30:17. We ask that He would ease this relentless vomiting, allow her to keep down food and water, restore her strength and her joy, and allow her to gain the nourishment needed to sustain herself and her baby in this second trimester and beyond.
We also pray for wisdom and discernment for her midwife and all her medical professionals, that God would guide their hands and minds to the right solution, whether through hydration, nutrition support, parenteral means or other treatment, and that every decision would be for the health and safety of both mother and child. We ask the Lord to guard the baby's growth and development and to bring peace to your daughter's heart when she is weary and anxious, remembering His promise Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness Isaiah 41:10.
We join you in praying for her protection from postpartum depression and for the Lord to surround her with support, rest, and joy in the months to come. We pray that after delivery she would know His nearness, for Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit Psalm 34:18, and that when her heart is overwhelmed He would lead her to the rock that is higher than she Psalm 61:2.
So together we pray, Father God, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, we lift this daughter and her unborn child to You. Lay Your healing hand upon her, calm her stomach, stop this nausea and vomiting, restore her ability to eat and drink and to be nourished. Renew her energy, strengthen her body, and let this child grow strong and healthy within her. Give wisdom to her midwife and doctors, guide every test and treatment, and let Your perfect will for hydration and nutrition be accomplished. Cover her with Your peace that surpasses all understanding Philippians 4:7, guard her mind and heart both now and after birth, and keep far from her the darkness of depression. Fill this pregnancy with hope and joy, and let Your name be glorified in the life of this mother and this child. We trust You as our healer and our sustainer, and we ask all these things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
