Prayers

Prayers for marriage and family

For the ones closest to your heart.

  1. Strengthening our marriage

    Lord, thank you for my marriage, even in the seasons it takes real work.

    Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 · 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 · Colossians 3:14 · Ephesians 5:25 · Ephesians 5:33 · Genesis 2:24 · Proverbs 18:22 · Mark 10:9 · 1 Peter 3:7 · Philippians 2:3-4 · Colossians 3:18-19 · Psalm 128:1-3

  2. Conflict with my spouse

    Lord, we are stuck in a fight that keeps circling back without getting anywhere, and I am tired and a little discouraged.

    Ephesians 4:26 · Ephesians 4:31-32 · Colossians 3:13 · Proverbs 15:1 · James 1:19-20 · 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 · 1 Peter 3:8-9 · Matthew 19:6 · Mark 11:25 · Proverbs 15:18 · Colossians 3:14 · Ecclesiastes 4:12

  3. Praying for my children

    Lord, these children you gave me are the greatest gift and the greatest responsibility I have ever carried.

    Psalm 127:3-4 · Proverbs 22:6 · Deuteronomy 6:6-7 · Isaiah 54:13 · 3 John 1:4 · Psalm 103:17 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Matthew 19:14 · Joshua 24:15 · Psalm 34:11 · Proverbs 29:17 · Psalm 112:1-2

  4. Tension with extended family

    Lord, family gatherings shouldn’t feel this tense, but old history keeps resurfacing and I don’t always know how to navigate it gracefully.

    Romans 12:18 · Ephesians 4:2-3 · Colossians 3:12-13 · Proverbs 17:1 · 1 Peter 4:8 · Romans 12:10 · Galatians 6:2 · Matthew 5:9 · Proverbs 15:1 · Hebrews 12:14 · Romans 15:5 · Colossians 3:14

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Colossians 3:14, Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 5:33, Genesis 2:24, Proverbs 18:22, Mark 10:9, 1 Peter 3:7, Philippians 2:3-4, Colossians 3:18-19, Psalm 128:1-3, Ephesians 4:26, Ephesians 4:31-32, Colossians 3:13, Proverbs 15:1, James 1:19-20, 1 Corinthians 13:4-5, 1 Peter 3:8-9, Matthew 19:6, Mark 11:25, Proverbs 15:18, Ecclesiastes 4:12, Psalm 127:3-4, Proverbs 22:6, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Isaiah 54:13, 3 John 1:4, Psalm 103:17, Proverbs 3:5-6, Matthew 19:14, Joshua 24:15, Psalm 34:11, Proverbs 29:17, Psalm 112:1-2, Romans 12:18, Ephesians 4:2-3, Colossians 3:12-13, Proverbs 17:1, 1 Peter 4:8, Romans 12:10, Galatians 6:2, Matthew 5:9, Hebrews 12:14, Romans 15:5.