Prayers . . . on marriage and divorce

Prayer for a Friend in a Troubled Marriage

I know that we have talked about this before, Lord.  Many times.  Still, I bring her to you again.  I am like the widow before the judge, refusing to give up because I know that you are in the restoration business.  You bring wayward children home.  You make peace between the races and nations, fathers and sons, pastors and congregations.  Why won't you make peace in my friend's marriage?

Father, as tired as I am of praying about it, she is tired of living it.  She is tired of hearing about how a marriage should look, when hers only causes pain.  She is tired of feeling like a second-class Christian because hers isn't the perfect marriage.  And Lord, her pain sometimes causes great doubt of herself and of her faith.  Sometimes, Lord, I admit, she even doubts you.

But you are the great reconciler.  In Christ, you make peace between men and God.  And after all, Lord, what greater division exists that that?  So, Lord, I am asking for you to do whatever it takes to bring wholeness to this relationship.  Use whatever you need to get this man's attention.  Help them both to see what trips them up and how they contribute to their conflict.  Help them to identify the enemy as he divides them.  Help them to be thankful for what they do have.

Give her hope.  Help her believe that change is possible and that you will keep her, meeting her every need, every day, until change comes.  May nothing every shake her love for you.  Set her in you like pebbles in concrete, for you are the lover of our souls.

Amen

"Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise."

Jer. 17:14

Date this page was last edited:  July 24, 2004