Greetings Prayer Warriors,
We all begin journeys with a happy, hopeful, and adventurous heart, yet at a certain point they take on a life of their own and rarely go as planned. Marriage is no different. Some of you reading this could never have anticipated the path of their marital journey. Perhaps the road kept forking, detours disoriented you, the weather was unrelenting, your ”traveling companions” kept increasing, making you go off-road for a while, and adding to the twists and turns of the trip. Sometimes you secretly wish to jump out of the car, but deep inside you hope that sunshine and roses are just around the bend.
If you can relate to any of this, or struggle with hope, keep pursuing this virtue!
Now hope that sees for itself is not hope. For who hopes for what one sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait with endurance. In the same way, the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because it intercedes for the holy ones according to God’s will. Romans 8:24-27
Let us all pray for marriages, especially those most off course.
Lord, we ask for an increase in the Cardinal Virtues, especially that of hope. When one feels beaten down, weary, or depressed, hope is hard to cling to. We ask for an outpouring of grace and the light of the Son, that hope might grow like a weed in the barren hearts of husbands and wives. May the prayers of all these warriors delight you Lord, prompting you to saturate all the parched souls with renewed hope. Jesus, we trust in you!
Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope. Psalm 119:116
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
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