A Prayer about Marriage and Intimacy
Lord Jesus,
As we anticipate the full intimacy
we will know with you and the Father and the Spirit
in the day of the new heavens and the new earth,
we pray for marriages.
You created marriage to provide
a tiny peephole of a glimpse
into the intimacy you have designed us for.
In this fallen world, marriage,
even between two redeemed sinners,
cannot fully image that oneness you intended.
And yet, one day, you promise
that every single person will “dwell with you forever,”
and “see you face to face” (Revelation 21: 4; 22:4).
In that day, there will be no need for marriage,
because the intimacy you designed us for will be perfect.
Until that day comes,
bless those who are married
with a love that relates without shame or contempt.
Until that day comes,
bless those who are single and long to be married
with community that gives them
a foretaste of the intimacy
they will one day know eternally.
In your perfectly loving name we pray. Amen.
Read Revelation 21:1-5.
![Will you pause with me to remember God’s wondrous works?
On your wondrous works, I will meditate. Psalm 145:5
Wondrously Working Lord,
How often do we pause,
do we really chew on,
the millions of ways,
seen and unseen,
you work in this world,
in our neighborhood,
in our lives?
For a few moments,
let’s consider your wondrous works:
You’ve drawn us to yourself
even when we were wandering around like the spiritual zombies we were.
You’ve loved us every day, all the time,
even when we hated you.
You’ve given us new life
even when we deserved certain death,
You’ve kept your promises to us
even when we broke every promise we ever made to you,
You’ve shown us limitless patience
even when we threw tantrums of impatience with you.
You’ve lavished us with the gifts we needed
even when we demanded the things we wanted when we wanted them.
[List some of the specific wondrous works God has done in your life].
Oh, Lord, may we break our eyes away
from the seductive screen
and look out, look up, look in,
to see your stunning beauty and your baffling kindness!
In Jesus’ gracious name. Amen.
Read Psalm 145.
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