For Patience in Marriage
Patient Lord,
Patience truly is a virtue. Unfortunately, it seems to be becoming increasingly rare. We expect others to exercise patience when dealing with us, but we don’t consistently reciprocate the same courtesy. While patience is valuable in many areas of life and society, one of the most valuable is within marriage. The ugly reality of many marriages is that spouses have a shorter fuse with each other than they do with anyone else. A lack of patience in marriage is destructive. When husbands and wives become impatient with each other, they become irritated and irrational. That impatience then gradually suffocates healthy communication and turns allies into enemies. Therefore, Lord, extend an extra measure of your patience into those marriages that desperately need it. Help husbands and wives pause to reflect on how patiently you deal with them individually, even though, as sinners, every day they are rebellious repeat offenders against you. Let your patience and forgiveness toward them sink in, then equip them to extend that patience to the spouse they’ve committed the rest of their lives to loving and serving.
In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.