Pray for Marriages (The Blame Game)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

We all know that Adam and Eve’s first sin was disobeying God and eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Do you know what the second sin was? Blaming another for one’s own actions!

Then God asked: Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat?The man replied, “The woman whom you put here with me—she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it.”The LORD God then asked the woman: What is this you have done? The woman answered, “The snake tricked me, so I ate it.”Genesis 3: 11-13

Contemplate your own marriage. How often have you fell prey to the blame game? How often has the Evil One encouraged you to throw another barb, blame your actions on your spouse, or even on another person (they made me do it!) and gloat of self-righteousness? How often have you deluded yourselves into thinking that your bad actions might lead to a greater good (albeit fleeting)?

God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, who know good and evil.” Genesis 3:5

Indeed, their eyes were opened, but to their nakedness and sin! Sin creates a false illusion, or more appropriately delusion! Repentance and prayer open the eyes our soul to the truth of our actions and the mercy of God’s restorative grace.

Lord, we are the fallen descendants of Adam and Eve. Help us to regulate our own actions and reactions in our marriages, in our homes, and in our workplaces. We thank you for the sacrament of baptism which washes away our Original Sin and opens the gate to the Kingdom of Heaven. We are graced by the Sacrament of Reconciliation, which offers us the graces we need to become detached from sin. Give us the wisdom and courage to take advantage of such graces and not fall prey to the devil’s whispers in the garden of our heart, “You are a good person, so why would you need confession? Why would you need to confess to a priest!” May we humble ourselves and run to the fount of your mercy and grace. Amen.

Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy.
The Lord’s words as documented in St. Faustina’s Diary, 300

Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet

Offer words of love and affirmation, not blame. Begin with peace in your home! Pass it on!