Loving Father, Creator of all life, You have known us from all eternity. Before You ever formed us in our mothers' wombs, You knew us. Teach us to foster proper attitudes about all of Your creation, the unborn, the elderly, the handicapped, the terminally ill. Help us to see anew the miracle and sacredness of all life and give us a greater awareness of our responsibility toward this gift from You. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.