生日祈祷文:为你自己及你所爱之人

  • 为自己的生日祈祷,是为了感谢过去的一年,祈求宽恕,祈求对未来一年的指引,并向上帝表达一个愿望或期盼。
  • 简短的祈祷文涵盖了孩子、朋友、丈夫或妻子以及年迈父母的生日,并附有生日餐前的谢恩祷告。
  • 1928年的《公祷书》中有一篇“为生日而作”的祈祷文(第597–598页);文中还引用了东正教的感恩仪式和天主教向主保圣人的祈祷文。
  • 圣经中仅记载了两次生日宴会,即法老的生日(创世记 40:20)和希律王的生日(马可福音 6:21);耶和华见证人不庆祝生日,而大多数其他基督徒则会庆祝。
  • 诗篇 139:13–14 和耶利米书 1:5 将每个人的出生描述为上帝的杰作。

Birthday prayers usually give thanks for the year that has passed and ask God’s care for the year ahead: “Lord, thank you for another year of life. Forgive what went wrong in it, teach me to number my days, and keep me in your care for the year to come. Amen.” The words “number my days” come from Psalm 90:12: “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Prayers on your own birthday…

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