{"id":2993,"date":"2016-06-17T08:28:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T12:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=2993"},"modified":"2016-06-11T08:29:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T12:29:09","slug":"a-prayer-for-our-childs-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2016\/06\/a-prayer-for-our-childs-marriage.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for Our Child\u2019s Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Father,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Teach our children to learn how to love. You\u2019ve spelled it out, defined it, drawn the boundaries around it, and painted a picture of what it looks like with every step Jesus took on this earth. I speak Your Word over them as I pray\u2026.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><b>Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Lord, make them patient and kind, secure and not jealous, humble and polite with each other. Help them to look out for each other\u2019s best, not just their own. May they\u00a0avoid toxic words and unforgiving tones. Keep them ever mindful to praise you in all circumstances. Keep their passion high, their faith high, their hopes high, and their bodies, minds, and spirits strong.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span class=\"s1\">In Jesus\u2019 Name Amen<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Father, Teach our children to learn how to love. You\u2019ve spelled it out, defined it, drawn the boundaries around it, and painted a picture of what it looks like with every step Jesus took on this earth. I speak Your Word over them as I pray\u2026. Love is patient and kind. 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