“A Marriage Prayer” by Bud Henry Bowen

     Bless our marriage, oh God, as we begin our journey down the road of life together. We don’t know what lies ahead for the road turns and bends. But help us to make the best of whatever comes our way.

     Help us to hug each other often…laugh a lot, talk more, and argue less. Help us to continue to enjoy each other as we did when we first met. Help us to realize that nothing or no one is perfect and to look for the good in all things and all people including ourselves. Help us to respect each other’s likes and dislikes, opinions and beliefs, hopes and dreams and most of all our fears, even though we may not always understand them.

     Help us to learn from each other and to help each other to grow mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Help us to realize that there is design and purpose in our lives as in the world and no matter what happens to us we will hold on to each other and know that things have a way of working out for the good. Help us to create for our children a peaceful, stable home of love as a foundation on which they can build their lives.

     But most of all, dear God, help us to keep lit the torch of love that we now share in our hearts so that by our loving example we may pass on the light of love to our children and to their children and to their children’s children forever.

Amen.


*I totally LOVE this prayer. I'm going to print it out and read it to your Daddy later. Hopefully he and I can start reading to each other and/or read it together from time to time. Sometimes we get to so busy with everyday life that we forget the 'little' things that makes us smile and sometimes we tend to take each other for granted or forget to say the simplest words such as please and thank you. Other than our nightly and daily prayers, this would just help us remind each other of the love that he and I have for one another. And now, even though you're not born Daddy and I love you oh so much already. I'm sure just the thought of you also reminds us of our love for each other.*
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***I got this from t'Tina's blog (I'll post about this cool girl later) c&c engagements***