Prayer Guides for Marriage

Honest reflections on prayer for marriage — written for the person who needs a real conversation with God about exactly where they are.

6 prayer guides for Marriage — page 1 of 2

  1. On Marriage

    Prayer for a Marriage in Financial Crisis

    The bills are real. But what frightens you most tonight is what the money is doing to the two of you, and how much you have started to sound like opponents.

    Gregg Hovis, PhD 5 min read
  2. On Marriage

    Prayer for a Marriage After a Miscarriage or Pregnancy Loss

    You lost the same child, and somehow you're grieving in different rooms of the same house. For the marriage caught in the quiet distance grief leaves behind.

    John Hovis 5 min read
  3. On Marriage

    Prayer for a Marriage When You're Praying Alone for Both of You

    When you're the only one bringing your marriage to God, the weight of carrying that alone is real. So is the question of whether it counts when only one of you is praying. It does. Here's why that matters.

    Gregg Hovis, PhD 6 min read
  4. On Marriage

    Prayer for a Marriage When One of You Has Walked Away From Faith

    When faith was once something you shared and now it isn't, the marriage doesn't end but something inside it changes in ways that are hard to name. For the believing spouse learning to love across a gap that wasn't always there.

    Robert Ford 7 min read
  5. On Marriage

    Prayer for a Marriage When You've Stopped Believing It Can Be Saved

    There's a moment in a marriage when hope quietly runs out. Not dramatically, just gradually, until you realize it's gone. For the person standing at that threshold, not yet gone but no longer sure they can stay.

    Gregg Hovis, PhD 7 min read

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