Today we pray for marriages.
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Hebrews 13:4 speaks of
the sanctity of marriage.
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The writer states,
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"Marriage should
be honored by all,
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and the marriage bed kept pure.
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For God will judge the adulterer
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and all the sexually immoral."
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The concept of marriage
was ordained at creation.
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God gave marriage
His stamp of approval.
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He condones it.
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Marriage is a
lifetime commitment
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made to God and your spouse.
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Unfortunately,
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man has fallen for
Satan's corruption of marriage
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based on lust
and polluted ideas.
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Satan is creative at the
ways he attacks marriages.
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It's so
important to guard against
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allowing the devil
into your relationship.
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So the problems don't
develop in your marriage.
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We see the many
tragic repercussions
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of homes destroyed
by broken marriages.
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The key to a successful marriage
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is keeping Jesus in the
center of your relationship.
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Though problems
will still arise,
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ask Jesus for
guidance and wisdom,
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turn to Him for understanding
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and a continual flow of
His love for your partner.
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Our most gracious kind
and loving Father in Heaven,
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we thank You and
praise You for today.
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We are so grateful
for Your faithfulness
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and mercies that
are new every morning.
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Thank You, Lord, for
the gift of marriage.
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You sanctify it, and honor it.
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But Lord, please
guide all married couples
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to allow You to be the
center of their relationship.
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Help them to be
faithful to each other.
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Give them wisdom and strength
to protect their marriage.
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May pure love,
forgiveness and respect
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abound in their marriage.
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Thank You, Lord, for hearing
and answering our prayer.
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In Jesus' name. Amen.
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Thank you dear Heavenly
Father for all Your blessings.
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Thank You
especially for our marriage.
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Thank You for this
beautiful special institution
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that symbolize that relationship
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that we can have with
You, our Father in heaven.
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Thank You for
teaching us how to love.
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Help us to love our spouse.
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Thank You, Lord,
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for the
opportunity to love them.
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Most important, Lord,
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help us to
preserve our marriages
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for Your glory and honor.
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Help us to make
firm our marriages
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a little heaven on earth.
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Help us, Lord, to represent You
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and to respect
and love our families.
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Thank You in Jesus' name. Amen.
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Heavenly Lord, our Creator.
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Thank You for
the gift of marriage.
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Help us to walk in such a way
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that Your purpose
can be fulfilled in us.
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Give us divine grace
to glorify Your name.
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Help us to remain faithful
through the ups and downs,
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learning the lessons You
have placed in life for us.
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Learning to give and
not take, asking not demand.
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Help us not to take
one another for granted.
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For those marriages
that are in difficulty,
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Lord, we ask for
special strength and grace
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to turn trials into
blessings, darkness into light.
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Direct our steps, Lord,
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and help us to comprehend
more of Your agape love
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to our relationships.
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In Jesus' name, Amen.
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I need Thee every hour
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Most gracious Lord
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No tender voice
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Like thine
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Can peace afford
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I need Thee,
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O I need Thee
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Every hour
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I need Thee
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O bless me now,
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My Savior
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I come to Thee
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I need Thee every hour
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Stay Thou nearby
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Temptations lose their power
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When Thou art nigh
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I need Thee,
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O I need Thee
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Every hour I need Thee
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O bless me now,
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My Savior
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I come to Thee
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Heavenly Father,
as we contemplate
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all the aspects of marriage,
may we follow the counsel
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of Your Word that
love endures and is kind,
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that we would put our
spouse above ourselves,
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that our words
would not portray rudeness
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to each other.
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We pray, Lord,
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that we will
rejoice in truth, hope,
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and a common belief
in the God we serve.
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Amen.
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Most Gracious Heavenly Father
as we bow before You right now.
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We're lifting up marriages,
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we're lifting up
those who have come together
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in the honor and
sanctity that You have laid out
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in the principles of Your Word.
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Father, they're going through
possibly stress and strain
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that they've never
experienced before.
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So many people
have lost their jobs
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or source of income.
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Many people have
lost ones that they love,
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and they've cherished
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and they longed to see
again in the courts of heaven.
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So, Father, I just
want to claim for them
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a promise that You've
given in Isaiah 41:10,
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that You are there with
them, that You are their God,
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that You will strengthen
them, that You will help them,
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that You will
uphold these unions
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with the right hand
of Your righteousness
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that You'll provide food,
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You'll provide sustenance
in this hour of their trial.
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We pray this in
Jesus' name. Amen.
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Our Father which art in heaven
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as we approach
Your throne today,
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we want to pause
to give you praise
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and honor and glory.
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Thank You that
You're there for us.
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What a storm that
we're living in right now.
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Loss of jobs,
children home from school,
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marriages are being challenged.
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How're we gonna
pay the house payment.
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How're we gonna
pay the car payment.
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How're we gonna
have food, shelter.
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And, Lord, we didn't
realize that You're the one
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that was promised to
meet all of our needs,
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but we need You.
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We ask that You come
in a very special way,
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and that anoint,
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and covers with Your
shield that You have,
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mom and dad and the
marriage may be strong.
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May each one
spend time in prayer
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seeking Your face.
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And may we as we come
close to You each day,
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may we see more than
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what's going on in the world.
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May we see Jesus
in a very special way.
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Bond the
marriage together we pray.
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Bless the family
the children, each one
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and we ask this in the
name of Jesus and for His sake.
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Amen.
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I need Thee every hour
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Teach me Thy precious will
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And Thy rich
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Promises In me,
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Lord, please fulfill
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I need Thee, oh,
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I need Thee
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Every hour
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I need Thee Oh,
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Bless me now,
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My Savior!
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I come
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To Thee
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And, Father, as we
continue to pray for marriages,
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I ask God that
You would grant unity.
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The couples
would be in agreement,
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letting nothing
come between them, Lord.
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And, Father, I
pray that You would help
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couples to
identify and work through
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what is not pleasing to You,
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so that they
can continually grow
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spiritually,
physically and mentally
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growing in their
marriages to honor You, Lord.
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Father, open our
eyes to see You at work
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in all of our relationships.
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Father, heal our
hearts of past hurts.
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And for those who
are struggling to trust,
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Lord, I pray that
You would restore trust.
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Give us the ability to
be completely transparent
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with one another
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and to earn the respect
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that will allow us to be honest
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and vulnerable with one another.
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Lord, I pray that
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You would help
those in marriages
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and other relationships
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to forgive for hurtful
offensive words or actions.
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Father, may we
walk in forgiveness
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and never forget that
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you say unless we
forgive one another,
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you won't forgive us.
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Help us to show
Your mercy and grace.
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Lord, no matter how many times.
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And, Father, give us the
grace not to bring up the past.
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Those hurts and failures
that we've done to each other.
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Lord, just help us
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to place them
under the blood of Jesus
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and give each other
a chance to move on.
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Father, I pray for those
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who have been through the pain
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of divorce and separation.
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God, I ask in Jesus name,
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that You would just
wrap Your arms around them
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and remind them that
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You're not through with them,
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that You forgive.
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Thank You for Your love.
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Precious God, we love You, Lord.
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If you know someone
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who has marriage
and much need of prayer,
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just take some time to
pray for them right now.
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Lord, I lift up the homeless.
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I lift up those in poverty.
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Those who are in fear of
losing their source of income,
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their fear of being homeless.
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I pray, Father, for
those who are in need
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of a spouse,
desiring a relationship,
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God make that happen
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according to Your will for them.
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And I pray for you.
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The Lord bless you and keep you.
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The Lord make His
face shine upon you
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and be gracious to you.
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The Lord lift up
His countenance upon you
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and give you peace.
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