To Be Truly Loving – Today’s Marriage Prayer

To Be Truly Loving – Today’s
Marriage Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father,

It’s easy to say, “I love you,” but not so easy to show the patience and kindness it takes to be truly loving.

Love is much more than just a word or a feeling. Before we can be loving, we must show humility. Before we can be loving, we must be forgiving. It’s holding our tongue when we want to lash out. It’s making each moment an opportunity for others to shine. It is being a peacemaker.

Love is the good work of faith, the desire of our hearts, and the mark of maturity for the believer. May we never fail to love. May it never be just a word or feeling.

In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

Today’s Bible Verse

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7