How to Write a Christian Baby Shower Devotional (+ Bible Verses & Examples)
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So, you've been asked to give the devotional at a baby shower.
Now what?
First: you do not need to write a sermon. A good baby shower devotional can be short, personal, grounded in Scripture, and encouraging to the mom-to-be, while hopefully encouraging everyone else in the room too.
As a pastor's wife who has been involved in our church's women's ministry, I've been asked to give baby shower devotionals a number of times over the years. Public speaking isn't really my favorite thing, but I do love the opportunity to spend some time in God's Word and encourage another mom.
And now that my own kids are getting older and I haven't seen a diaper in years, I suppose I've officially reached the stage where I can share a little wisdom from the other side!
If you're staring at a blank page and wondering what you're supposed to say, here's how I would approach writing a Christian baby shower devotional.
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Need to Write a Baby Shower Devotional Soon?
If you have a baby shower coming up soon and would really rather not start with a blank page, I created a printable Baby Shower Devotional Toolkit specifically for this.
It doesn't give you one generic devotional to read. Instead, it walks you through writing something personal for the particular woman you're celebrating.
The 24-page toolkit includes:
18 Scripture ideas with a main idea and possible direction for each passage
two different devotional approaches
guided worksheets
help keeping the gospel at the center
prompts for making the devotional personal
sample openings, transitions, and closings
a Prayer Builder
a one-page Speaker Sheet to use if you want when you actually give the devotional
It's $5.99 and available as an instant PDF download.
Start by thinking about the purpose of a baby shower devotional
Before you worry about which Bible verse to use or how you're going to open, think about what you actually hope to accomplish.
If someone asked you to give the devotional, they probably chose you for a reason. Maybe you're an older mom who has known the mother-to-be for years. Maybe you're a close friend. Maybe you're hosting the shower yourself and want to make Christ a meaningful part of the celebration.
Ask yourself:
What would be especially encouraging to this particular mom?
Is there something about God's character I want to remind her of?
Is there a truth about motherhood I wish someone had reminded me of?
How can I point her to Christ instead of giving her another list of things she needs to do well?
Is there something here that will encourage the other women in the room too?
And before you start writing, pray.
Pray for the mother and baby. Pray for her family. Pray for the women who will be listening. And pray that what you say would be faithful to Scripture and genuinely encouraging.
Choose one main Scripture passage or idea
You don't need to cover everything the Bible says about babies, parenting, motherhood, or women in one devotional.
In fact, please don't. Pick one passage or one main idea and let that give your devotional some direction.
I've taken a few different approaches over the years.
1. Start with one short Bible verse
One of the easiest ways to write a baby shower devotional is to choose a short verse and unpack one or two truths from it.
For one shower, I used Romans 12:12 and its encouragement to rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, and be constant in prayer.
It's not specifically a "motherhood verse," which is one reason I like it so much. The truth applies to every Christian in the room, but it also happens to be wonderfully practical for the exhausting, sanctifying work of motherhood.
Read my Romans 12:12 baby shower devotional here.
2. Work through a longer passage of Scripture
You can also choose a longer passage and pull out a few themes.
I've used Psalm 139 this way.
It's an obvious passage to consider at a baby shower because of its beautiful description of God forming a child in the womb. But the whole Psalm gives you much more to talk about: God's knowledge of us, His presence with us, His care for us, and the fact that He made each of us intentionally.
That gives you plenty of ways to encourage a new mother without spending the entire devotional talking only about the baby.
Read my Psalm 139 baby shower devotional here.
3. Begin with one big idea about motherhood
Another option is to begin with an idea you want to communicate and then build the devotional around Scripture and something you've read.
For another shower, I focused on this simple truth:
Mothering is hard work, but it is good work.
In that devotional, I also brought and read a section from Missional Motherhood, one of my favorite books on motherhood.
Read my Mothering Is Hard Work but Good Work devotional here.
Good Bible verses for a baby shower devotional
If you're still trying to choose a passage, here are a few places I would start:
Psalm 139:13–16
A natural choice for a baby shower. You can focus on God's care in creating this new little person, but you can also broaden the devotional to talk about God's intimate knowledge and care for the mother.
Romans 12:12
"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."
This is a wonderful verse for talking honestly about the joys and difficulties of motherhood while pointing a new mom back to hope and dependence on God.
Psalm 127:3–5
This passage describes children as a heritage and gift from the Lord and can be a good starting place for talking about receiving children with gratitude.
Isaiah 40:11
The picture of God gently leading those with young is especially sweet for a mother entering a new and sometimes overwhelming season.
Ephesians 3:14–21
This is a beautiful place to begin if you'd rather focus less specifically on parenting and more on praying that the mother would know the depth of Christ's love and God's strength.
There are plenty of other possibilities. You don't need to find the one perfect "baby shower verse." Choose a passage you understand, one that genuinely encourages you, and one that gives you something meaningful to say to this particular woman.
The Baby Shower Devotional Toolkit includes 18 Scripture possibilities organized by theme, along with a main idea and possible direction for each passage if you want more help choosing one.
Use a simple baby shower devotional outline
Once you know what you want to talk about, don't make the structure complicated.
A very simple outline is enough:
1. Opening
Say something about why you're grateful to celebrate this mother and baby.
You don't need a clever attention-grabbing story. A sincere opening works just fine.
2. Scripture
Read your passage or verse.
3. One or two main points
What does this passage teach us about God? About Christ? About grace? About motherhood? About the Christian life?
Try to resist turning your devotional into five or six pieces of parenting advice.
The mother-to-be is going to receive plenty of advice.
Give her truth she can hold onto instead.
4. Something personal
This is the part that keeps the devotional from sounding like something copied off the internet.
Think about the woman you're celebrating.
What do you admire about her? What have you seen God doing in her life? Is there a memory you can share? Is there something you know she is especially excited or nervous about?
Even one personal paragraph can make the whole devotional feel much more meaningful.
5. Point back to Christ
This is the part I think is especially important.
Motherhood can very easily become one more place where women feel like they need to get everything right. Be patient enough. Be joyful enough. Read enough books. Make the right decisions. Keep the baby on the right schedule. Feed everyone correctly. Maintain your marriage. Keep up with the laundry.
It's exhausting before the baby has even arrived. A Christian baby shower devotional should leave a woman with more than a list of ways to become a better mother.
Remind her of the gospel. Her hope isn't that she will mother perfectly. Her hope is Christ.
6. Close with prayer
End by praying specifically for the mother, baby, and family.
If praying in front of people makes you more nervous than the devotional itself, you can also ask another woman ahead of time to close in prayer after you speak.
How long should a baby shower devotional be?
Short is fine. Really. This is a baby shower, not a TED Talk.
You want enough time to actually say something meaningful, but you don't need to feel pressure to fill a certain amount of time.
I'd much rather hear a thoughtful, Scripture-centered devotional that leaves me wanting another minute than a 25-minute talk that leaves everyone wondering when the cupcakes are coming out.
Should you write out the whole devotional?
I usually like having most of my thoughts written out ahead of time, but I don't necessarily read every word. Writing it out helps me make sure I know where I'm going, that the devotional doesn't get too long, and that I don't forget the thing I really wanted to say once everyone is staring at me. Then I can speak from those notes more naturally.
If public speaking makes you nervous, having a written version, or at least a very detailed outline, is completely fine.
A few final things to remember
As you're writing your baby shower devotional:
Keep it fairly short.
Stick with one main theme rather than trying to say everything.
Ground what you say in Scripture.
Remember that you're speaking to a room full of women, not only the mother-to-be.
Include something personal about the woman you're celebrating.
Don't make motherhood sound easy.
Don't give her ten more things she needs to do perfectly.
Point her to Christ.
Close in prayer.
And don't get so worried about giving the world's greatest baby shower devotional that you miss the privilege of what you're doing.
You get a few minutes to open God's Word and encourage a woman you love as she enters a huge new season of life. That's a pretty lovely thing!
Want help turning your ideas into the actual devotional?
If you've read all of this and you're still thinking, "Okay, but I need someone to help me actually write the thing," that's exactly why I made the Baby Shower Devotional Toolkit.
Rather than giving you a canned script that could be read at anyone's shower, it helps you work through:
what Scripture to use
what you actually want to say
how to structure it
how to make it personal
how to keep the gospel at the center
how to transition between your ideas
and how to finish with a thoughtful prayer
At the end, you'll also have a one-page Speaker Sheet you can take with you instead of standing at the shower holding a stack of worksheets.
24-page printable PDF • $5.99 • Instant download
I hope these help you put together something personal, biblical, and encouraging for the mother you're celebrating.
Originally posted on June 5, 2018. Updated in September 2026.
