You, O Lord, are the author of life. By Your creating hand,
You formed Adam and Eve from the dust of the ground and breathed
life into them. So precious is life in Your sight that You sent
your Son to lay down His life that all sinners might be forgiven
and made alive in Christ. Enable us to defend life in all its
stages that the crown of Your creation might bring glory to You;
through Jesus Christ. Amen