30 Powerful Prayers for Marriage (For the Ordinary Day, the Hard Season, and Every Stage in Between)

13. A Prayer When Life Is Putting Pressure on Our Marriage

Lord God,
the pressures outside our marriage have been pushing on it from every direction and we are feeling the strain. We have not been at our best with each other. The exhaustion and the stress have made us shorter with each other than we want to be. We bring all of it to You today — the financial pressure, the parenting weight, the grief, whatever it is that has been slowly compressing the space between us. Be bigger than what is pressing on us from outside. Protect our marriage from what the season is trying to do to it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Philippians 4:6-7 — “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

14. A Prayer When We Have Grown Distant

Heavenly Father,
we are in the same house and the same bed and the same life, but there is a distance between us that has been building quietly for longer than either of us has said out loud. I bring that distance to You today and ask You to close it. Not by removing everything that has caused it — some of that we have to deal with — but by softening us toward each other and reminding us of what we chose when we chose each other. Help us find our way back. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7 — “Love is as strong as death… Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.”

15. A Prayer for Patience With Each Other in a Hard Season

Gracious God,
we are both running thin right now and the patience for each other is one of the first things to go when the resources are low. I ask You today not just for patience in general but for the specific patience this season requires — for the particular way my spouse needs me to be gentle right now, which is not always the way that is easy for me. Give us both what we need to be kind to each other even in the hard. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Colossians 3:12 — “Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”

Prayers for a Troubled or Broken Marriage

Some marriages are not under pressure — they are in genuine trouble. Something significant has broken — trust, faithfulness, the willingness to stay, the belief that this can be repaired. These prayers are for those marriages. They do not promise a specific outcome. They bring what is broken to the God who restores.

16. A Prayer for a Marriage in Crisis

Lord Jesus,
this marriage is in real trouble and I am honest enough to say that I do not know if it will survive. I am not bringing a polished prayer — I am bringing the broken reality of what our marriage is right now and asking You to do what only You can do. Soften what has hardened. Heal what has been damaged. Rebuild what has come apart. I am not asking for a restored feeling — I am asking for a restored marriage, however long that takes and whatever it requires. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Joel 2:25 — “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten.”

17. A Prayer After Betrayal

Heavely Father,
something happened in this marriage that broke trust in a way that cannot be minimised or quickly recovered from. I bring the reality of what happened — the wound of it, the anger of it, the grief of what was lost — directly to You. I am not ready to pretend it is okay and I am not asking You to make me pretend. But I am asking You to begin a process in me that I cannot manufacture on my own: the beginning of something that could eventually lead to healing. Hold this marriage. Hold me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Psalm 34:18 — “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

18. A Prayer for Restoration

Precious Lord,
I believe You can restore what has been lost in this marriage — not because I can see how, but because Your Word says You give back what the locusts have taken and make beautiful things out of ashes. I am choosing to believe that about my marriage even when I cannot feel it. Do what only You can do. Restore what we have lost. Give us back to each other in a way that is real and not performed. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Isaiah 61:3 — “To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning.”

Prayers for Marriage Protection

Ephesians 6:12 is clear that the real battles are not between husband and wife — the enemy is not the person you married. These prayers ask for protection over the marriage from everything that works to pull it apart: outside temptation, unresolved wounds, isolation, the drift that happens when the marriage stops being invested in.

19. A Prayer for Protection Over Our Marriage

Lord Jesus,
I know the enemy of our marriage is not my spouse. I know there are forces that work against every marriage and that ours is not immune. I ask You today to stand guard over what we have built together. Protect us from the temptations that enter when marriages are not intentionally invested in. Protect us from the slow drift of two people who stop noticing each other. Protect us from the outside voices and pressures that would rather we were divided than united. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Ephesians 6:12 — “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world.”

20. A Prayer for Faithfulness

Heavenly Father,
faithfulness is not only about the dramatic moments of temptation — it is about the hundred small daily choices to invest in this marriage and no other. Guard our hearts against the gradual drift toward someone or something that is not our spouse. Keep our eyes where they belong. And let the covenant we made in front of You be the thing that holds us steady when feelings would suggest otherwise. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Proverbs 5:18 — “May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.”

21. A Prayer to Guard Our Hearts and Home

Almighty God,
we ask You to be the protector of this home. Guard the hearts of everyone who lives under this roof. Let this be a place where love is practiced and grace is extended and forgiveness is normal. Build walls around our marriage that are not walls between us but walls around us — the kind that protect what is inside rather than imprisoning it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Proverbs 4:23 — “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

Prayers for the Spouse Praying Alone

Sometimes one person is carrying the spiritual weight of the marriage alone — praying for a spouse who is not praying, fighting for a marriage the other person has stopped fighting for, or simply the one who always initiates. If this is you, these prayers are for the person who will not give up even when they are the only one currently in the fight.

22. A Prayer When You Are the Only One Praying for Your Marriage

Lord Jesus,
I am the one praying for this marriage right now, and I am aware of how alone that feels. I am not asking You to force my spouse into something — I know that is not how You work. I am asking You to work in whatever way You work: through circumstances, through the right words from the right person, through the quiet conviction that only You can bring. And while I wait for whatever You are doing, keep me from bitterness. Keep me fighting with faith and not with resentment. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

1 Peter 3:1 — “Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behaviour of their wives.”

23. A Prayer for a Spouse Who Has Pulled Away

Gracious Father,
my spouse has pulled back in a way I do not fully understand and I am trying to love them well from a distance I did not choose. Reach into whatever is happening in them that I cannot see from the outside. Address whatever is driving the withdrawal — whether it is fear, pain, something they have not been able to name, or something they are hiding. Draw them back toward this marriage and toward me. And help me to be the kind of spouse they want to come back to. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Romans 8:28 — “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.”

Short Prayers for Marriage

These seven short prayers are for the moments when the longer prayer is not available — before a hard conversation, in the middle of a disagreement, at the end of a rough day, or for the couple that is just beginning to build the habit of praying together and needs somewhere small to start.

24. Before a Hard Conversation

Lord Jesus, we are about to talk about something difficult. Guard our words. Keep us on the same team. In Your name, Amen.

25. Before Going to Sleep

Father God, we close this day together. Thank You for this person beside me. Watch over us tonight. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

26. After a Fight

Lord Jesus, that did not go well. Help us choose repair over pride. Soften us both. In Your name, Amen.

27. For a Spouse Who Is Struggling

Heavenly Father, my spouse is going through something hard right now. Meet them where I cannot. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

28. A Prayer of Gratitude for Your Spouse

Lord God, thank You for this person. I do not say that enough. Thank You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

29. For the Ordinary Day

Father God, nothing extraordinary is happening today. Let us love each other well in the ordinary. That is enough. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

30. A Couple’s Prayer Together

Lord Jesus, we come to You together. This marriage is Yours. We want to build it on You. Be in the middle of it — in the easy days and the hard ones, in the years we can see and the ones we cannot yet imagine. Hold us together and help us to choose each other, every day, for as long as we both shall live. In Your name, Amen.

Matthew 19:6 — “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

Bible Verses for Marriage

Return to these when the prayers run dry and you need the Word to do the praying. Each one is a complete prayer in itself when read slowly and personally.

Genesis 2:24
 “A man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.” The foundation. Marriage is not two people cooperating — it is two people who have become something new. That unity is worth protecting, building, and praying for every day.

Ephesians 5:25-26
 “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” The standard that marriage calls every husband to — and the love that every wife deserves to receive. It is not sustainable on human resources alone. It requires a source.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking… It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” The most complete description of the love marriage requires. Read it slowly and let it become a prayer.

Proverbs 18:22
 “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favour from the Lord.” The person you are married to is the favour of God in your life. Begin there and the gratitude tends to follow.

Ecclesiastes 4:12
 “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Two people who have God woven through the middle of their marriage have built something structurally different from the marriage that is held together only by the couple’s own strength. Pray for the third strand daily.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7
 “Love is as strong as death… Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.” For the marriage that is being pressed on by circumstances — the waters cannot quench this. The rivers cannot sweep it away. Let that be the declaration over your marriage today.

Colossians 3:14
 “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Love is not one virtue among others — it is the thing that holds all the other virtues together and makes them work. Pray for that binding love to be active in your marriage every day.

How to Pray for Your Marriage Every Day

Pray specifically, not generally.
“Lord, bless our marriage” is a prayer — but “Lord, help me to be more patient with my spouse when they do the thing that consistently frustrates me” is a better one. God already knows the specifics. Naming them in prayer is for your benefit — it brings honesty and precision to what you are asking for and keeps the prayer from becoming a comfortable habit that no longer requires anything of you. The more specific the prayer, the more clearly you will recognise the answer when it comes.

Pray for your spouse before you pray for your marriage.
It is easy to pray for the marriage as an entity — for unity, for peace, for restoration — without actually praying for the person inside it. Before you pray for the state of your marriage, pray for the person you are married to. What are they carrying right now that is heavy? What do they need today that you could ask God to provide? The spouse who genuinely intercedes for their partner finds that the intercession softens them toward the person they are praying for in ways that the generic marriage prayer does not.

Pray together when you can, separately when you cannot.
Praying together as a couple is one of the most intimate and connecting things two people can do — it requires vulnerability, it creates accountability, and it reminds the couple that there is a third party in the marriage who outranks every disagreement between them. But many couples cannot start there — the spouse who does not pray, the season of distance that makes joint prayer feel forced or dishonest. If praying together is not possible right now, pray separately. The prayers prayed alone for a marriage are not lesser prayers. They are sometimes the most powerful ones.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best prayer for marriage?

The most honest one available to you today. A prayer that names the specific state of your marriage — its strengths, its gaps, its pressures — is more useful than a beautifully worded generic prayer. God already knows your marriage completely. Your job in prayer is to bring yourself into alignment with that reality, not to impress Him with language.

How do I start praying together as a couple?

Start small. A single prayer of thirty seconds before bed is a genuine beginning. Use one of the short prayers in Section 9 if the words are hard to find. Consistency matters more than length. A short prayer prayed every night builds more over time than a long prayer prayed only in crisis. Once the habit is established, it naturally expands.

Should I pray for my marriage if my spouse does not believe in prayer?

Yes — your prayer for your marriage has power regardless of your spouse’s participation in it. First Peter 3:1 describes wives winning over unbelieving husbands “without words” — through the quality of their lives and faith. Your prayer for your spouse and your marriage is an act of faith that does not require their agreement to be meaningful and effective.

What Bible verse is best for a troubled marriage?

Joel 2:25 — “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten” — is one of the most specific promises for restoration in all of Scripture. Ecclesiastes 4:12 (the cord of three strands) is a strong foundation verse for rebuilding. And Psalm 34:18 — “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted” — speaks directly to the person who is in pain inside a struggling marriage.

Is it wrong to pray for a marriage to end?

This is a question that deserves honest pastoral care beyond what a prayer article can fully address. What Scripture consistently calls us to is honesty before God, bringing the full reality of what we are experiencing and asking for His wisdom and His will. If you are in a marriage involving abuse or dangerous circumstances, please seek the support of a qualified pastor or counsellor alongside your prayers.

A Final Word

Most marriages are not in crisis. They are just in the middle.

That is exactly where prayer matters most, not only when things are falling apart but in the ordinary Tuesday evening when everything is fine and nothing is urgent and the love is real but the connection is thinner than you would like.

The couple that brings their marriage to God in those unremarkable ordinary moments is building something that the crisis season will not be able to easily knock down. Not because they are protected from difficulty — no marriage is — but because they have been practicing the thing that holds when difficulty arrives: bringing what they have to the God who is in the middle of it with them.

Come back to these prayers as often as your marriage needs them. Bookmark the section that names your season. Share the short prayers with your spouse if the longer ones feel like too much to begin with.
And whatever you do — keep praying. The marriage prayed over consistently is a different marriage from the one left to its own resources. God is attentive to the couple that keeps bringing what they have to Him, in the good seasons and the hard ones, for as long as they both shall live.

“A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” — Ecclesiastes 4:12

Keep the third strand woven in. Pray for your marriage today.

Joshua 24:15 — “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

12. A Prayer for the Love to Deepen Over Time

Lord Jesus,
what we feel right now is real and it is good, but we know that what love becomes over decades is something different from and deeper than what it is at the beginning. Grow our love into the kind that is not dependent on feelings alone, that holds through seasons of difficulty and boredom and change, that deepens rather than diminishes when it is tested. Give us a love that gets better the longer it goes. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

1 Corinthians 13:7 — “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

Prayers for a Marriage Under Pressure

The hardest season of many marriages is not a dramatic crisis but a prolonged pressure — financial stress, exhausting parenting, grief, illness, distance that has built slowly without being named. These prayers are for the marriage that is not broken but is being bent by the weight of a hard season.

13. A Prayer When Life Is Putting Pressure on Our Marriage

Lord God,
the pressures outside our marriage have been pushing on it from every direction and we are feeling the strain. We have not been at our best with each other. The exhaustion and the stress have made us shorter with each other than we want to be. We bring all of it to You today — the financial pressure, the parenting weight, the grief, whatever it is that has been slowly compressing the space between us. Be bigger than what is pressing on us from outside. Protect our marriage from what the season is trying to do to it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Philippians 4:6-7 — “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

14. A Prayer When We Have Grown Distant

Heavenly Father,
we are in the same house and the same bed and the same life, but there is a distance between us that has been building quietly for longer than either of us has said out loud. I bring that distance to You today and ask You to close it. Not by removing everything that has caused it — some of that we have to deal with — but by softening us toward each other and reminding us of what we chose when we chose each other. Help us find our way back. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7 — “Love is as strong as death… Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.”

15. A Prayer for Patience With Each Other in a Hard Season

Gracious God,
we are both running thin right now and the patience for each other is one of the first things to go when the resources are low. I ask You today not just for patience in general but for the specific patience this season requires — for the particular way my spouse needs me to be gentle right now, which is not always the way that is easy for me. Give us both what we need to be kind to each other even in the hard. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Colossians 3:12 — “Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”

Prayers for a Troubled or Broken Marriage

Some marriages are not under pressure — they are in genuine trouble. Something significant has broken — trust, faithfulness, the willingness to stay, the belief that this can be repaired. These prayers are for those marriages. They do not promise a specific outcome. They bring what is broken to the God who restores.

16. A Prayer for a Marriage in Crisis

Lord Jesus,
this marriage is in real trouble and I am honest enough to say that I do not know if it will survive. I am not bringing a polished prayer — I am bringing the broken reality of what our marriage is right now and asking You to do what only You can do. Soften what has hardened. Heal what has been damaged. Rebuild what has come apart. I am not asking for a restored feeling — I am asking for a restored marriage, however long that takes and whatever it requires. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Joel 2:25 — “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten.”

17. A Prayer After Betrayal

Heavely Father,
something happened in this marriage that broke trust in a way that cannot be minimised or quickly recovered from. I bring the reality of what happened — the wound of it, the anger of it, the grief of what was lost — directly to You. I am not ready to pretend it is okay and I am not asking You to make me pretend. But I am asking You to begin a process in me that I cannot manufacture on my own: the beginning of something that could eventually lead to healing. Hold this marriage. Hold me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Psalm 34:18 — “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

18. A Prayer for Restoration

Precious Lord,
I believe You can restore what has been lost in this marriage — not because I can see how, but because Your Word says You give back what the locusts have taken and make beautiful things out of ashes. I am choosing to believe that about my marriage even when I cannot feel it. Do what only You can do. Restore what we have lost. Give us back to each other in a way that is real and not performed. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Isaiah 61:3 — “To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning.”

Prayers for Marriage Protection

Ephesians 6:12 is clear that the real battles are not between husband and wife — the enemy is not the person you married. These prayers ask for protection over the marriage from everything that works to pull it apart: outside temptation, unresolved wounds, isolation, the drift that happens when the marriage stops being invested in.

19. A Prayer for Protection Over Our Marriage

Lord Jesus,
I know the enemy of our marriage is not my spouse. I know there are forces that work against every marriage and that ours is not immune. I ask You today to stand guard over what we have built together. Protect us from the temptations that enter when marriages are not intentionally invested in. Protect us from the slow drift of two people who stop noticing each other. Protect us from the outside voices and pressures that would rather we were divided than united. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Ephesians 6:12 — “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world.”

20. A Prayer for Faithfulness

Heavenly Father,
faithfulness is not only about the dramatic moments of temptation — it is about the hundred small daily choices to invest in this marriage and no other. Guard our hearts against the gradual drift toward someone or something that is not our spouse. Keep our eyes where they belong. And let the covenant we made in front of You be the thing that holds us steady when feelings would suggest otherwise. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Proverbs 5:18 — “May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.”

21. A Prayer to Guard Our Hearts and Home

Almighty God,
we ask You to be the protector of this home. Guard the hearts of everyone who lives under this roof. Let this be a place where love is practiced and grace is extended and forgiveness is normal. Build walls around our marriage that are not walls between us but walls around us — the kind that protect what is inside rather than imprisoning it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Proverbs 4:23 — “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

Prayers for the Spouse Praying Alone

Sometimes one person is carrying the spiritual weight of the marriage alone — praying for a spouse who is not praying, fighting for a marriage the other person has stopped fighting for, or simply the one who always initiates. If this is you, these prayers are for the person who will not give up even when they are the only one currently in the fight.

22. A Prayer When You Are the Only One Praying for Your Marriage

Lord Jesus,
I am the one praying for this marriage right now, and I am aware of how alone that feels. I am not asking You to force my spouse into something — I know that is not how You work. I am asking You to work in whatever way You work: through circumstances, through the right words from the right person, through the quiet conviction that only You can bring. And while I wait for whatever You are doing, keep me from bitterness. Keep me fighting with faith and not with resentment. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

1 Peter 3:1 — “Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behaviour of their wives.”

23. A Prayer for a Spouse Who Has Pulled Away

Gracious Father,
my spouse has pulled back in a way I do not fully understand and I am trying to love them well from a distance I did not choose. Reach into whatever is happening in them that I cannot see from the outside. Address whatever is driving the withdrawal — whether it is fear, pain, something they have not been able to name, or something they are hiding. Draw them back toward this marriage and toward me. And help me to be the kind of spouse they want to come back to. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Romans 8:28 — “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.”

Short Prayers for Marriage

These seven short prayers are for the moments when the longer prayer is not available — before a hard conversation, in the middle of a disagreement, at the end of a rough day, or for the couple that is just beginning to build the habit of praying together and needs somewhere small to start.

24. Before a Hard Conversation

Lord Jesus, we are about to talk about something difficult. Guard our words. Keep us on the same team. In Your name, Amen.

25. Before Going to Sleep

Father God, we close this day together. Thank You for this person beside me. Watch over us tonight. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

26. After a Fight

Lord Jesus, that did not go well. Help us choose repair over pride. Soften us both. In Your name, Amen.

27. For a Spouse Who Is Struggling

Heavenly Father, my spouse is going through something hard right now. Meet them where I cannot. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

28. A Prayer of Gratitude for Your Spouse

Lord God, thank You for this person. I do not say that enough. Thank You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

29. For the Ordinary Day

Father God, nothing extraordinary is happening today. Let us love each other well in the ordinary. That is enough. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

30. A Couple’s Prayer Together

Lord Jesus, we come to You together. This marriage is Yours. We want to build it on You. Be in the middle of it — in the easy days and the hard ones, in the years we can see and the ones we cannot yet imagine. Hold us together and help us to choose each other, every day, for as long as we both shall live. In Your name, Amen.

Matthew 19:6 — “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

Bible Verses for Marriage

Return to these when the prayers run dry and you need the Word to do the praying. Each one is a complete prayer in itself when read slowly and personally.

Genesis 2:24
 “A man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.” The foundation. Marriage is not two people cooperating — it is two people who have become something new. That unity is worth protecting, building, and praying for every day.

Ephesians 5:25-26
 “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” The standard that marriage calls every husband to — and the love that every wife deserves to receive. It is not sustainable on human resources alone. It requires a source.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking… It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” The most complete description of the love marriage requires. Read it slowly and let it become a prayer.

Proverbs 18:22
 “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favour from the Lord.” The person you are married to is the favour of God in your life. Begin there and the gratitude tends to follow.

Ecclesiastes 4:12
 “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Two people who have God woven through the middle of their marriage have built something structurally different from the marriage that is held together only by the couple’s own strength. Pray for the third strand daily.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7
 “Love is as strong as death… Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.” For the marriage that is being pressed on by circumstances — the waters cannot quench this. The rivers cannot sweep it away. Let that be the declaration over your marriage today.

Colossians 3:14
 “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Love is not one virtue among others — it is the thing that holds all the other virtues together and makes them work. Pray for that binding love to be active in your marriage every day.

How to Pray for Your Marriage Every Day

Pray specifically, not generally.
“Lord, bless our marriage” is a prayer — but “Lord, help me to be more patient with my spouse when they do the thing that consistently frustrates me” is a better one. God already knows the specifics. Naming them in prayer is for your benefit — it brings honesty and precision to what you are asking for and keeps the prayer from becoming a comfortable habit that no longer requires anything of you. The more specific the prayer, the more clearly you will recognise the answer when it comes.

Pray for your spouse before you pray for your marriage.
It is easy to pray for the marriage as an entity — for unity, for peace, for restoration — without actually praying for the person inside it. Before you pray for the state of your marriage, pray for the person you are married to. What are they carrying right now that is heavy? What do they need today that you could ask God to provide? The spouse who genuinely intercedes for their partner finds that the intercession softens them toward the person they are praying for in ways that the generic marriage prayer does not.

Pray together when you can, separately when you cannot.
Praying together as a couple is one of the most intimate and connecting things two people can do — it requires vulnerability, it creates accountability, and it reminds the couple that there is a third party in the marriage who outranks every disagreement between them. But many couples cannot start there — the spouse who does not pray, the season of distance that makes joint prayer feel forced or dishonest. If praying together is not possible right now, pray separately. The prayers prayed alone for a marriage are not lesser prayers. They are sometimes the most powerful ones.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best prayer for marriage?

The most honest one available to you today. A prayer that names the specific state of your marriage — its strengths, its gaps, its pressures — is more useful than a beautifully worded generic prayer. God already knows your marriage completely. Your job in prayer is to bring yourself into alignment with that reality, not to impress Him with language.

How do I start praying together as a couple?

Start small. A single prayer of thirty seconds before bed is a genuine beginning. Use one of the short prayers in Section 9 if the words are hard to find. Consistency matters more than length. A short prayer prayed every night builds more over time than a long prayer prayed only in crisis. Once the habit is established, it naturally expands.

Should I pray for my marriage if my spouse does not believe in prayer?

Yes — your prayer for your marriage has power regardless of your spouse’s participation in it. First Peter 3:1 describes wives winning over unbelieving husbands “without words” — through the quality of their lives and faith. Your prayer for your spouse and your marriage is an act of faith that does not require their agreement to be meaningful and effective.

What Bible verse is best for a troubled marriage?

Joel 2:25 — “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten” — is one of the most specific promises for restoration in all of Scripture. Ecclesiastes 4:12 (the cord of three strands) is a strong foundation verse for rebuilding. And Psalm 34:18 — “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted” — speaks directly to the person who is in pain inside a struggling marriage.

Is it wrong to pray for a marriage to end?

This is a question that deserves honest pastoral care beyond what a prayer article can fully address. What Scripture consistently calls us to is honesty before God, bringing the full reality of what we are experiencing and asking for His wisdom and His will. If you are in a marriage involving abuse or dangerous circumstances, please seek the support of a qualified pastor or counsellor alongside your prayers.

A Final Word

Most marriages are not in crisis. They are just in the middle.

That is exactly where prayer matters most, not only when things are falling apart but in the ordinary Tuesday evening when everything is fine and nothing is urgent and the love is real but the connection is thinner than you would like.

The couple that brings their marriage to God in those unremarkable ordinary moments is building something that the crisis season will not be able to easily knock down. Not because they are protected from difficulty — no marriage is — but because they have been practicing the thing that holds when difficulty arrives: bringing what they have to the God who is in the middle of it with them.

Come back to these prayers as often as your marriage needs them. Bookmark the section that names your season. Share the short prayers with your spouse if the longer ones feel like too much to begin with.
And whatever you do — keep praying. The marriage prayed over consistently is a different marriage from the one left to its own resources. God is attentive to the couple that keeps bringing what they have to Him, in the good seasons and the hard ones, for as long as they both shall live.

“A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” — Ecclesiastes 4:12

Keep the third strand woven in. Pray for your marriage today.

Most marriages are not in crisis. They are just in the middle.

The ordinary middle of marriage is where most of us actually live. And it is where prayer is both most needed and most overlooked — because there is no crisis to make the praying feel urgent, no obvious emergency to drive you to your knees. You have to choose it. You have to bring the ordinary, unremarkable, Tuesday-evening marriage to God before it needs rescuing, in the ordinary days when investment is what it requires instead of intervention.

These 30 prayers for marriage are for every stage and every season — the newlywed beginning, the long ordinary middle, the season under pressure, the marriage in real trouble, and the prayer prayed alone when only one person is fighting.

They are for praying together when you can and alone when you cannot. They are for the marriage that is good but could be deeper, and for the marriage that is struggling and needs God’s hand more than it can supply on its own. Find the section that names where your marriage is today. Start there.

What the Bible Says About Marriage and Prayer

Genesis 2:24 establishes the foundation of everything that follows — “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.” One flesh. Not two people who cooperate well, not two people who have signed a legal agreement, but two people who have become something that did not exist before they married, a single unified thing in God’s sight. The prayer for marriage is a prayer for the protection and the deepening of that unity against everything that works to dissolve it.

30 Prayers for Marriage

These 30 marriage prayers are organised around every stage and situation — daily strength and unity, praying specifically for your spouse, communication and forgiveness, newlywed beginnings, seasons of pressure and distance, troubled marriages, protection against what threatens marriage, praying alone when your spouse is not praying with you, short prayers for the moment, and thanksgiving. Find the section for where your marriage is right now.

Daily Prayers for a Strong Marriage

These are the prayers for the ordinary day when the most important thing a couple can do for their marriage is bring it to God before anything else claims their attention.

1. A Morning Prayer for Our Marriage

Heavenly Father,
Before this day begins we bring our marriage to You. Not because it is in trouble — it is not — but because it is worth protecting and investing in before the day fills up with everything else. Be in our home today. Be in our conversations, in our patience with each other, in the small moments of kindness that build something over time. Let us choose each other today, in whatever ordinary way today requires. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Lamentations 3:22-23 — “His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

2. A Prayer for Unity and Oneness

Lord Jesus,
You called us to be one flesh and we want to take that seriously, not just as a fact about our marriage but as a goal we keep reaching toward. Where distance has crept in, close it. Where we have been operating as two individuals more than one unit, draw us back together. Remind us today that we are on the same team, that what is good for one of us is good for both of us, and that the enemy of our marriage is never the person sitting across from us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Genesis 2:24 — “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”

3. A Prayer for God to Be at the Centre of Our Marriage

Mighty Father,
we acknowledge today that our marriage is not strong enough on its own. Two people who love each other genuinely still need a third strand — something beyond what we can produce between ourselves or the cord will not hold under the weight of a full life lived together. Be the third strand in us. Be the source of the love we offer each other on the days when our own supply has run low. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 — “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”

4. A Prayer for Our Marriage at the End of the Day

Mighty God,
the day is ending and we are both tired in the ways that days make a person tired. We are grateful to close this day together. Before we sleep, we give You this marriage — the things that went well and the things that did not, the moments we connected and the moments we missed each other. Restore what the day depleted. Let us wake tomorrow with something renewed between us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Psalm 4:8 — “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.”

Praying Specifically for Your Spouse

One of the most transformative acts in a marriage is praying specifically for the person you are married to — not for the marriage in the abstract, but for them. For what they are carrying this week. For the pressures they face that you can see and the ones you cannot. These prayers turn the attention from the relationship to the person inside it.

5. A Wife’s Prayer for Her Husband

Lord Jesus,
I bring my husband to You today — not as a project who needs fixing, but as the person I love and want to see flourish. You know what he is carrying right now better than he does. You know the pressures he manages quietly and the fears he does not always name. Strengthen him where he is weak. Encourage him where he is discouraged. Give him wisdom for the decisions in front of him. And let him know today — in some way he will actually feel — that he is loved by You and by me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

1 Peter 3:7 — “Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect.”

6. A Husband’s Prayer for His Wife

Heavenly Father,
I bring my wife to You today with a grateful heart. You gave her to me and I know that gift is larger than I often stop to recognise. You know what she is carrying — the weight of what she gives to this family, the worries she holds quietly, the things she needs that I may not have thought to ask about. Meet her today in the specific places I cannot reach. Give her rest when she is tired. Give her joy when the work is relentless. And help me to love her the way she needs to be loved, not just the way that is easy for me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Ephesians 5:25 — “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”

7. A Prayer to Be a Better Spouse

God Almighty,
I want to be better at this than I am. Not dramatically — just the ordinary daily things. More patient when the patience runs out. More present when the distractions are loud. More willing to listen before I speak and to apologise before I justify. Show me, specifically, where I have been falling short — not to condemn me but to grow me. Make me the spouse my partner deserves. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Philippians 2:3-4 — “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”

Prayers for Communication and Forgiveness

Most of what goes wrong in a marriage goes wrong through words — what is said, what is not said, what is said in the wrong way at the wrong time. These prayers ask for the specific grace that marriage communication requires every day.

8. A Prayer for Our Words to Each Other

Lord Jesus,
guard our mouths today. The words we speak to each other have more power than we sometimes remember — to build up and to tear down, to open and to close, to draw closer and to push apart. Help us to speak slowly and listen well. Help us to choose kindness when sharpness is available and easier. And when we get it wrong, give us the humility to go back and fix it. Let our words to each other reflect who we are trying to be, not just who we feel like in the moment. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

James 1:19 — “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”

9. A Prayer for Forgiveness After a Conflict

Gracious Father,
we had a conflict and it did not go well and there are things sitting between us now that need to be addressed before they harden. I ask You to soften both of our hearts — not just theirs, mine too. Give me the humility to acknowledge my part honestly without minimising or deflecting. Give us both the willingness to forgive before we feel like it, because real forgiveness usually comes before the feeling does. Heal what this conflict has strained. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Colossians 3:13 — “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”

10. A Prayer Before a Hard Conversation

Lord God,
we need to talk about something difficult and I want to bring this conversation to You before it begins. Guard both of us from defensiveness and from the need to win. Help us to actually hear each other rather than just forming our responses while the other is still speaking. Let what comes out of this conversation be something that moves us forward rather than further apart. Be in the room with us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Proverbs 15:1 — “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

Prayers for Newlyweds

The prayers prayed at the beginning of a marriage are an investment in everything that follows. These are for the couple just starting out — wanting to build something that holds, wanting to give God the first word over the life they are beginning together.

11. A Prayer for the Beginning of a Marriage

Faithful God,
we are just beginning and we want to start this marriage the right way, with You at the centre of it before anything else claims that space. We do not know everything that is ahead of us. We do not know what the years will bring or what we will be asked to carry together. But we know that a marriage built on You is built on something that holds. Take these two lives and make something of them together that neither of us could have made alone. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Joshua 24:15 — “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

12. A Prayer for the Love to Deepen Over Time

Lord Jesus,
what we feel right now is real and it is good, but we know that what love becomes over decades is something different from and deeper than what it is at the beginning. Grow our love into the kind that is not dependent on feelings alone, that holds through seasons of difficulty and boredom and change, that deepens rather than diminishes when it is tested. Give us a love that gets better the longer it goes. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

1 Corinthians 13:7 — “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

Prayers for a Marriage Under Pressure

The hardest season of many marriages is not a dramatic crisis but a prolonged pressure — financial stress, exhausting parenting, grief, illness, distance that has built slowly without being named. These prayers are for the marriage that is not broken but is being bent by the weight of a hard season.

13. A Prayer When Life Is Putting Pressure on Our Marriage

Lord God,
the pressures outside our marriage have been pushing on it from every direction and we are feeling the strain. We have not been at our best with each other. The exhaustion and the stress have made us shorter with each other than we want to be. We bring all of it to You today — the financial pressure, the parenting weight, the grief, whatever it is that has been slowly compressing the space between us. Be bigger than what is pressing on us from outside. Protect our marriage from what the season is trying to do to it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Philippians 4:6-7 — “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

14. A Prayer When We Have Grown Distant

Heavenly Father,
we are in the same house and the same bed and the same life, but there is a distance between us that has been building quietly for longer than either of us has said out loud. I bring that distance to You today and ask You to close it. Not by removing everything that has caused it — some of that we have to deal with — but by softening us toward each other and reminding us of what we chose when we chose each other. Help us find our way back. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7 — “Love is as strong as death… Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.”

15. A Prayer for Patience With Each Other in a Hard Season

Gracious God,
we are both running thin right now and the patience for each other is one of the first things to go when the resources are low. I ask You today not just for patience in general but for the specific patience this season requires — for the particular way my spouse needs me to be gentle right now, which is not always the way that is easy for me. Give us both what we need to be kind to each other even in the hard. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Colossians 3:12 — “Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”

Prayers for a Troubled or Broken Marriage

Some marriages are not under pressure — they are in genuine trouble. Something significant has broken — trust, faithfulness, the willingness to stay, the belief that this can be repaired. These prayers are for those marriages. They do not promise a specific outcome. They bring what is broken to the God who restores.

16. A Prayer for a Marriage in Crisis

Lord Jesus,
this marriage is in real trouble and I am honest enough to say that I do not know if it will survive. I am not bringing a polished prayer — I am bringing the broken reality of what our marriage is right now and asking You to do what only You can do. Soften what has hardened. Heal what has been damaged. Rebuild what has come apart. I am not asking for a restored feeling — I am asking for a restored marriage, however long that takes and whatever it requires. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Joel 2:25 — “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten.”

17. A Prayer After Betrayal

Heavely Father,
something happened in this marriage that broke trust in a way that cannot be minimised or quickly recovered from. I bring the reality of what happened — the wound of it, the anger of it, the grief of what was lost — directly to You. I am not ready to pretend it is okay and I am not asking You to make me pretend. But I am asking You to begin a process in me that I cannot manufacture on my own: the beginning of something that could eventually lead to healing. Hold this marriage. Hold me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Psalm 34:18 — “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

18. A Prayer for Restoration

Precious Lord,
I believe You can restore what has been lost in this marriage — not because I can see how, but because Your Word says You give back what the locusts have taken and make beautiful things out of ashes. I am choosing to believe that about my marriage even when I cannot feel it. Do what only You can do. Restore what we have lost. Give us back to each other in a way that is real and not performed. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Isaiah 61:3 — “To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning.”

Prayers for Marriage Protection

Ephesians 6:12 is clear that the real battles are not between husband and wife — the enemy is not the person you married. These prayers ask for protection over the marriage from everything that works to pull it apart: outside temptation, unresolved wounds, isolation, the drift that happens when the marriage stops being invested in.

19. A Prayer for Protection Over Our Marriage

Lord Jesus,
I know the enemy of our marriage is not my spouse. I know there are forces that work against every marriage and that ours is not immune. I ask You today to stand guard over what we have built together. Protect us from the temptations that enter when marriages are not intentionally invested in. Protect us from the slow drift of two people who stop noticing each other. Protect us from the outside voices and pressures that would rather we were divided than united. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Ephesians 6:12 — “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world.”

20. A Prayer for Faithfulness

Heavenly Father,
faithfulness is not only about the dramatic moments of temptation — it is about the hundred small daily choices to invest in this marriage and no other. Guard our hearts against the gradual drift toward someone or something that is not our spouse. Keep our eyes where they belong. And let the covenant we made in front of You be the thing that holds us steady when feelings would suggest otherwise. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Proverbs 5:18 — “May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.”

21. A Prayer to Guard Our Hearts and Home

Almighty God,
we ask You to be the protector of this home. Guard the hearts of everyone who lives under this roof. Let this be a place where love is practiced and grace is extended and forgiveness is normal. Build walls around our marriage that are not walls between us but walls around us — the kind that protect what is inside rather than imprisoning it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Proverbs 4:23 — “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

Prayers for the Spouse Praying Alone

Sometimes one person is carrying the spiritual weight of the marriage alone — praying for a spouse who is not praying, fighting for a marriage the other person has stopped fighting for, or simply the one who always initiates. If this is you, these prayers are for the person who will not give up even when they are the only one currently in the fight.

22. A Prayer When You Are the Only One Praying for Your Marriage

Lord Jesus,
I am the one praying for this marriage right now, and I am aware of how alone that feels. I am not asking You to force my spouse into something — I know that is not how You work. I am asking You to work in whatever way You work: through circumstances, through the right words from the right person, through the quiet conviction that only You can bring. And while I wait for whatever You are doing, keep me from bitterness. Keep me fighting with faith and not with resentment. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

1 Peter 3:1 — “Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behaviour of their wives.”

23. A Prayer for a Spouse Who Has Pulled Away

Gracious Father,
my spouse has pulled back in a way I do not fully understand and I am trying to love them well from a distance I did not choose. Reach into whatever is happening in them that I cannot see from the outside. Address whatever is driving the withdrawal — whether it is fear, pain, something they have not been able to name, or something they are hiding. Draw them back toward this marriage and toward me. And help me to be the kind of spouse they want to come back to. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Romans 8:28 — “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.”

Short Prayers for Marriage

These seven short prayers are for the moments when the longer prayer is not available — before a hard conversation, in the middle of a disagreement, at the end of a rough day, or for the couple that is just beginning to build the habit of praying together and needs somewhere small to start.

24. Before a Hard Conversation

Lord Jesus, we are about to talk about something difficult. Guard our words. Keep us on the same team. In Your name, Amen.

25. Before Going to Sleep

Father God, we close this day together. Thank You for this person beside me. Watch over us tonight. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

26. After a Fight

Lord Jesus, that did not go well. Help us choose repair over pride. Soften us both. In Your name, Amen.

27. For a Spouse Who Is Struggling

Heavenly Father, my spouse is going through something hard right now. Meet them where I cannot. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

28. A Prayer of Gratitude for Your Spouse

Lord God, thank You for this person. I do not say that enough. Thank You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

29. For the Ordinary Day

Father God, nothing extraordinary is happening today. Let us love each other well in the ordinary. That is enough. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

30. A Couple’s Prayer Together

Lord Jesus, we come to You together. This marriage is Yours. We want to build it on You. Be in the middle of it — in the easy days and the hard ones, in the years we can see and the ones we cannot yet imagine. Hold us together and help us to choose each other, every day, for as long as we both shall live. In Your name, Amen.

Matthew 19:6 — “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

Bible Verses for Marriage

Return to these when the prayers run dry and you need the Word to do the praying. Each one is a complete prayer in itself when read slowly and personally.

Genesis 2:24
 “A man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.” The foundation. Marriage is not two people cooperating — it is two people who have become something new. That unity is worth protecting, building, and praying for every day.

Ephesians 5:25-26
 “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” The standard that marriage calls every husband to — and the love that every wife deserves to receive. It is not sustainable on human resources alone. It requires a source.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking… It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” The most complete description of the love marriage requires. Read it slowly and let it become a prayer.

Proverbs 18:22
 “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favour from the Lord.” The person you are married to is the favour of God in your life. Begin there and the gratitude tends to follow.

Ecclesiastes 4:12
 “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Two people who have God woven through the middle of their marriage have built something structurally different from the marriage that is held together only by the couple’s own strength. Pray for the third strand daily.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7
 “Love is as strong as death… Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.” For the marriage that is being pressed on by circumstances — the waters cannot quench this. The rivers cannot sweep it away. Let that be the declaration over your marriage today.

Colossians 3:14
 “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Love is not one virtue among others — it is the thing that holds all the other virtues together and makes them work. Pray for that binding love to be active in your marriage every day.

How to Pray for Your Marriage Every Day

Pray specifically, not generally.
“Lord, bless our marriage” is a prayer — but “Lord, help me to be more patient with my spouse when they do the thing that consistently frustrates me” is a better one. God already knows the specifics. Naming them in prayer is for your benefit — it brings honesty and precision to what you are asking for and keeps the prayer from becoming a comfortable habit that no longer requires anything of you. The more specific the prayer, the more clearly you will recognise the answer when it comes.

Pray for your spouse before you pray for your marriage.
It is easy to pray for the marriage as an entity — for unity, for peace, for restoration — without actually praying for the person inside it. Before you pray for the state of your marriage, pray for the person you are married to. What are they carrying right now that is heavy? What do they need today that you could ask God to provide? The spouse who genuinely intercedes for their partner finds that the intercession softens them toward the person they are praying for in ways that the generic marriage prayer does not.

Pray together when you can, separately when you cannot.
Praying together as a couple is one of the most intimate and connecting things two people can do — it requires vulnerability, it creates accountability, and it reminds the couple that there is a third party in the marriage who outranks every disagreement between them. But many couples cannot start there — the spouse who does not pray, the season of distance that makes joint prayer feel forced or dishonest. If praying together is not possible right now, pray separately. The prayers prayed alone for a marriage are not lesser prayers. They are sometimes the most powerful ones.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best prayer for marriage?

The most honest one available to you today. A prayer that names the specific state of your marriage — its strengths, its gaps, its pressures — is more useful than a beautifully worded generic prayer. God already knows your marriage completely. Your job in prayer is to bring yourself into alignment with that reality, not to impress Him with language.

How do I start praying together as a couple?

Start small. A single prayer of thirty seconds before bed is a genuine beginning. Use one of the short prayers in Section 9 if the words are hard to find. Consistency matters more than length. A short prayer prayed every night builds more over time than a long prayer prayed only in crisis. Once the habit is established, it naturally expands.

Should I pray for my marriage if my spouse does not believe in prayer?

Yes — your prayer for your marriage has power regardless of your spouse’s participation in it. First Peter 3:1 describes wives winning over unbelieving husbands “without words” — through the quality of their lives and faith. Your prayer for your spouse and your marriage is an act of faith that does not require their agreement to be meaningful and effective.

What Bible verse is best for a troubled marriage?

Joel 2:25 — “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten” — is one of the most specific promises for restoration in all of Scripture. Ecclesiastes 4:12 (the cord of three strands) is a strong foundation verse for rebuilding. And Psalm 34:18 — “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted” — speaks directly to the person who is in pain inside a struggling marriage.

Is it wrong to pray for a marriage to end?

This is a question that deserves honest pastoral care beyond what a prayer article can fully address. What Scripture consistently calls us to is honesty before God, bringing the full reality of what we are experiencing and asking for His wisdom and His will. If you are in a marriage involving abuse or dangerous circumstances, please seek the support of a qualified pastor or counsellor alongside your prayers.

A Final Word

Most marriages are not in crisis. They are just in the middle.

That is exactly where prayer matters most, not only when things are falling apart but in the ordinary Tuesday evening when everything is fine and nothing is urgent and the love is real but the connection is thinner than you would like.

The couple that brings their marriage to God in those unremarkable ordinary moments is building something that the crisis season will not be able to easily knock down. Not because they are protected from difficulty — no marriage is — but because they have been practicing the thing that holds when difficulty arrives: bringing what they have to the God who is in the middle of it with them.

Come back to these prayers as often as your marriage needs them. Bookmark the section that names your season. Share the short prayers with your spouse if the longer ones feel like too much to begin with.
And whatever you do — keep praying. The marriage prayed over consistently is a different marriage from the one left to its own resources. God is attentive to the couple that keeps bringing what they have to Him, in the good seasons and the hard ones, for as long as they both shall live.

“A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” — Ecclesiastes 4:12

Keep the third strand woven in. Pray for your marriage today.