A prayer card for the day

A 5 × 7 card with a prayer from one of our articles, to print and give. Their name stays on your screen.

A card for
Our painting of John the Baptist pouring water over Jesus in the Jordan, with the dove above them

For the baptism of

Lord, the water will dry, but let what you begin today last. As grows, give him or her faith of his or her own, good friends and wise teachers. When he or she wanders, bring him or her back. Let live all his or her life as your child. Amen.

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Another prayer

From our article Prayers for a Baptism: For the Child, Parents, Godparents and the Service

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Gifts that suit a baptism

  • A candle for each anniversaryMany families keep the baptism candle and light it every year on the day. Our prayer for that day is in the article on baptism prayers.
  • A children’s Bible to grow intoOne with pictures now and the whole text later, so it can be read aloud at bedtime for years.
  • A small cross for the bedroom wallSomething they will see every morning, long before they can read.
  • A letter from you, sealedWrite what you promised today and why. They open it on the day of their confirmation, or at eighteen.

Prayers for each occasion

The card’s prayers come from these articles, and each holds many more for the same day.