Lord, God of life and fertility, we stand before you, your adopted children.

Remember your eternal covenant with us.

In your great tenderness, come to the aid of infertile couples,

In your infinite mercy, bring life to us.

May our couple find their fruitfulness in you.

If this is your will, send us a child that we can consecrate to you.

If you wish, make us fruitful in any other way.

But above all, don't let our relationship close in on itself.

Open us up to others who are suffering, so that by helping them we can overcome our own pain.

May our hearts always be welcoming,

our souls always ready to bless,

our arms always ready to comfort.

Forgive us our impatience,

our regrets, our anger, our revolts,

our fleeting disenchantments.

Increase our love of you, our love of our spouse, our love of others.

For suffering will pass, joys will pass, but love will never pass. Amen.