Prayables | The Marriage Prayer

Published: Wed, 08/18/21

Wednesday August 18, 2021

Going nowhere isn’t about turning your back on the world; it’s about stepping away now and then so that you can see the world more clearly and love it more deeply.
Leonard Cohen

You have no idea how one kind word, one smile, one hand held can make a difference. May you give a much-needed blessing today.

Nehemia 8:10 The joy of the Lord is my strength.

Here and now, I renew my commitment to my marriage. I vow to laugh at the old jokes, the ones I used to find funny but don't anymore. I refuse to
transgress into eye-rolling and put-downs when my spouse is talking. I vow to be kind and even-tempered, even when I have been unjustly accused, insulted, or harshly spoken to. I am done with being defensive, reactive, or retaliatory. I vow to be direct and directive, in a positive manner. I no longer expect my spouse to read my mind, or to anticipate my wants and needs because I think they "should know." Be with me O God, and give me the strength and wisdom to be a loving partner, in
all situations, and at all times. It starts with me. Amen

RECONNECTING WITH PEOPLE

“It has certainly occurred to us that here is a neighbor in need”

An off-the-grid New Hampshire man’s days living as a hermit appear to be over. “River Dave,” whose cabin in the woods burned down after nearly three decades on property that he was ordered to leave, says he doesn’t think he can return to his lifestyle.

“I don’t see how I can go back to being a hermit because society is not going to allow it,” David Lidstone said in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Lidstone, 81, said even if he could rebuild his cabin, which burned down last week, “I would have people coming every weekend, so I just can’t get out of society anymore. I’ve hidden too many years and I’ve built relationships, and those relationships have continued to expand...read more

DIFFICULT TIMES

For a dear friend, she is going thru very difficult times emotionally. I want for her to be strong and have faith that this to shall pass. Please pray with me that she will grow stronger and will leave it all to God.

- anonymous