Love and Respect

Good Monday morning, my friends.

Happy Valentine's Day!

This weekend, Rosemary and I attended a marriage seminar entitled "Love and Respect" by Emerson and Sarah Eggerichs.  It was a powerful, eye-opening experience and I encourage all of you - whether married or not - to investigate this material.  

The premise of "Love and Respect" is that marriage must be based on Ephesians 5:33:

However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Love.  Respect.  A simple yet relationship changing teaching.

On this Valentine's Day I ask you to join me in offering this prayer for marriages - for yours (if you are married), for mine, and for all those around us.

Grace and peace (and love and respect) be yours in abundance,

Bruce

Father, we ask that you would knit their hearts closely together and allow nothing else to come between them. 

Lord we ask that they both take personal inventory, repent and seek forgiveness for any wrong doing. 

We pray that they extend love and respect to one another and that the lines of communication, sensitivity as well as understanding are once again opened. 

We ask that you will allow all the pain, hurt suffering and disappointment to begin to subside. 

Lord we ask that forgiveness is welcomed by each of them. 

Lord we ask that you would allow your JOY to flow once again from heart to heart between them. 

Father, we ask that you direct them as they seek you first in building trust, transparency and both physical and emotional intimacy. 

Father we pray peace over their household. 

Lord we Thank You for being who You are and we realize that ALL the power, ALL the honor and ALL the glory belongs to You now and forever, and for this we give you the PRAISE. 

In the wonderful name of JESUS

(Adapted from http://hubpages.com/hub/PRAYER-For-MARRIAGE-RESTORATION)

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