I say a little prayer for you...
We live in a time where many of us have lost faith or perhaps just misplaced it. What happened to the practice of saying a prayer every morning when we woke up and every evening when we went to bed? What happened to saying a prayer for our loved ones, our spouses, our parents, children, friends, neighbours, the sick and the needy, world peace? Don't get it twisted, I'm not saying we should all go out and become über devout members of whatever belief system we follow, all I am asking for is that we go back to a time when faith in a higher being came standard, was unquestioned and was almost second nature. A time when we were not tainted by the fast paced self absorbed lives we live.
We take an interest in the well being of our business partners, colleges and Bosses, because at the end of the day, it directly affects our pockets, right. Well the well being of our life partners is far more important; they are after all the person we go home to after a long, hard day at the office. They are the ones who pick up the slack when we are not around. Who take care of us when we are ill and who we are going to share our old age with.
So in the interest of everything that is great about having a wife, I would like to share this little prayer that I say regularly for my wife and our marriage, with you.
Dear [insert the name of your Deity]...
Bless my marriage today.
Bless me and my wife/husband with a clear vision of Your purpose for our union.
Bless us by ordering our steps.
Bless our prayers for each other.
Bless us with safety from all harm.
Bless us with a peaceful and loving home.
Bless us with hearts that are open and filled with gentle compassion for each other.
Bless us so that we will remember to compliment and encourage each other.
Bless us with strength from the inside that spills forth to the outside so that no weapon can be forged against or within us.
Bless my wife/husband in everything that s/he does this day.
Bless her/his thoughts, words and deeds in every situation and under all circumstances.
Bless and fill my wife's/husband's heart with overwhelming peace and joy.
Hear her/his every concern and bring every appropriate solution to her/his mind clearly and gently.
Bless me with patience so that I may be a more tolerant partner.
Bless me to know and to see only things that really matter and to surrender all habits of thought or speech that breed discord.
Bless our finances today. Remind us to see our resources wisely and to give of our first fruits to You.
Bless us so that we will cooperate with each other.
Bless us so that we will see the goodness of Your presence in each other.
Bless us with kind thoughts of each other that spill forth from our mouths as kind words.
Bless us to know when to speak up and when to listen.
Bless us to hear with our hearts, not our hurts.
Bless our marriage to be a breeding place for Your presence and Your love.
Dear [insert the name of your Deity], I invite You into the centre of my marriage so that it may grow to be all that You created it to be.
For the Blessings of Your peaceful, loving presence in the centre of my marriage, I am so grateful.
Let it be so!
And So It Is!
...prayer by Iyanla Vanzant, from her book - Every day I Pray
Today's Insight:
Today I will take 5 minutes out of my day to say a little prayer for the love(s) of and in my life...
