Thank you Call To Action for posting this beautiful prayer:
Loving
God,
You
who created each of us in Your own image
and
who called us together in community,
We
give You thanks for the gift of marriage
and
for the many couples
whose
love and commitment to each other reminds us
of
Your never-ending love for humanity.
We
thank You for all the different types of marriages in our world:
young
couples beginning a life together,
as
well as couples celebrating decades of love,
re-married
couples and those who found each other later in life,
couples
whose marriages are recognized by our state and our Church,
and
same-sex couples who are denied that recognition
but
who continue to bravely model love and commitment in the face of
discrimination.
We
thank You for the many kinds of families
that
are strengthened by these marriages:
families
of biological children and adopted children,
blended
families and families of choice,
as
well as couples without children who work together
to
nurture communities of love and justice.
This
week, as many are observing National Marriage Week,
we
ask You to pour Your blessings onto every marriage
regardless
of gender or sexual orientation.
Make
each marriage one of love, respect and peace.
Guide
each couple as they strive to be an example of your love in the world
and
surround them with family and friends
who
honor and celebrate their commitment.
Help
us support marriage and family in all of its diversity
and
guide us as we speak out against oppression in our Church.
Lead
us toward the day when all loving unions will be seen as sacred
and
all couples will have the support and recognition of their faith communities.
We
pray this in the name of Jesus, who called us to love one another as we love
You,
Amen
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