PRAYER FOR COUPLES
O Lord, our God
we thank you for bringing us
together as husband and wife.
We ask Your Spirit to open our hearts
and we ask Your Son to teach us love.
To grow in communication with You and
with each other is what we desire.
Grant us the will to welcome and accept each other,
the perseverance to keep our promise to always
be present to each other, and the generosity
to give unselfishly day after day.
Grant us the humility to ask for forgiveness
and the courage to forgive,
the compassion to console and the care to heal.
Grant us the eagerness to serve without
expecting to be served. With Your help
our unity will grow to resemble
Your communion, and our hearts
will be filled with joy.
This we ask through Jesus,
Your Son and our brother.
AMEN