When You Don’t Have the Words: Prayers for Infertility and Loss

Sometimes grief leaves us wordless. Whether you're aching for the baby you lost, or the one you’ve longed for but haven’t yet held, it can feel impossible to know how to pray.

We want you to know: God hears the cries you can’t even speak. And when your heart is too heavy to form a sentence, these prayers can meet you there — not as a solution, but as a soft place to land.

Below are two prayers: one for the woman walking through infertility, and one for the parent grieving a baby they've lost. May these words help you draw near to the One who draws near to you. We went ahead and made them into an IG story too in case you wanted them saved on your phone for quick access!

A Prayer for the One Facing Infertility

God,
I never imagined this journey would be mine.
Each month brings another wave of hope — and then heartbreak.
You see my tears before they fall.
You know the dreams I carry deep within my body, my marriage, my soul.
You know how painful the waiting has become.
I’m tired, Lord.
Tired of pretending I’m okay.
Tired of the silent ache that few understand.
Remind me that I am not forgotten.
That my body is not broken in Your eyes.
Give me peace for this day — just this one — and courage to hope again tomorrow.
Even here, You are near.
Amen.

A Prayer for the Parent Who Lost a Baby

Jesus,
I don’t know how to carry this loss.
The world keeps spinning, but mine has stopped.
I miss the baby I didn’t get to know.
I miss who I was before this heartbreak.
Help me believe that my baby mattered. That they still do.
Help me believe that You are holding them — and holding me.
I’m angry. I’m devastated. I’m lost.
But I want to trust You with my broken heart.
Be near to me in this grief.
Let me feel Your love when nothing else makes sense.

All of this feels like a lot of “me” and “I” but I know the trials and triumphs of this life are lived possible through you. Thank you for hearing me, for carrying me and for choosing me to be the mother of this baby. I miss him or her dearly but trust in the plan you have for me.
Amen.

If you’re walking through infertility or baby loss, you are not alone. There will never be “the perfect words” but there is a perfect peace, a peace that surpasses all understanding. This is what only the Lord can do and we pray it through each blanket — God sees you.

📖 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18

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