A Prayer for Strength in a Difficult Marriage

Father, I am tired in the place that is supposed to be home. The silences at dinner and the words that cut have left me lonely inside a house where I am not alone. I do not know how to keep my heart soft here.

I confess I have grown cold to protect myself, rehearsing arguments in my head and keeping score in ways I am not proud of. Some days I am too exhausted to even try.

So I bring this marriage to You, the One who joined us and has not walked away. I am not asking You to fix it overnight. I am asking for strength to stay tender when it would be easier to harden.

Give me patience that does not feel like giving up, and courage to keep loving even when love is not returned the way I need. Soften both of us where we have grown hard.

You said love is patient and kind, that it bears all things and does not keep a record of wrongs. Pour that love into me when my own has run dry.

Hold us both in Your hands, and lead us back toward each other one honest day at a time. Amen.