Prayer For The Bride To Be
Loving Father, thank you that you are the light of the world, guiding our steps on your path. Your word says that you are able to bless us abundantly in all things at all times. Help the bride and groom to view their relationship in the light of eternity. We ask you to show grace throughout the generations. We pray that their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and beyond would know your blessing. You are able to do far more than all that we ask or imagine, according to the power at work within us. To you be glory throughout all generations, forever and ever. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Heavenly Father, you have created joy and gladness, pleasure and delight, love, peace and fellowship. Pour out the abundance of your blessing upon this couple in their new life together. Let their love for each other be a seal upon their hearts and a crown upon their heads. Bless them in their work and in their companionship; awake and asleep, in joy and in sorrow, in life and in death. Finally, in your mercy, preserve them into eternity with you. May your love enfold them, your joy sustain them and your spirit empower them. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
God of love, may this couple be filled with love for each other that reflects your love for us. Your love is patient, may they be patient with each other. Your love is kind, may they be kind to each other. Your love does not envy, may they not be envious of each other. Your love does not boast, may their relationship be built on humility. You love does not dishonor others, may they honor each other. Your love is not self-seeking, may they love each other with a selfless love. Help them to love each other well. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Father God, thank you that you are our creator, you know us better than anyone else. You brought this couple together and you have promised that you have plans and a purpose for them, plans to prosper them and not to harm them. Remind the bride and groom that you are the center of their relationship and that you are the one who watches over their future. May they look to you for wisdom and guidance. May your peace, which surpasses all understanding, guard their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Eternal God, thank you that you are the light of the world, guiding our steps on your path. Please help this couple to communicate well. Give them the grace to listen to each other carefully and speak in love. Remove any bitterness and resentment from their mouths Lord, and may their words be words of kindness and gentleness. May their communication be the building block of a healthy relationship. Guide their words and their hearts Lord, in submission to you. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with them. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Lord of unfailing love, may the bride and groom be filled with love for each other that reflects your love for them. Your love is not easily angered, may they be slow to anger and rich in love with each other. Your love keeps no record of wrongs, may they be quick to forgive each other. Your love rejoices in truth, may they be honest with each other. Your love always protects, may they protect each other. May they love each other in the same way they have been loved by you. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Lord, our Rock and Redeemer, thank you that you are the source of all true joy in life. We pray for the marriage before us and ask that this couple would enjoy the gift of physical intimacy that you have blessed them with. May they give and receive pleasure with an attitude of thankfulness to you. Your word says that you are a Good Father who gives us good gifts. Please help them to use this gift wisely to love and bless each other. To you, our God, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
God of loving devotion, may this couple be filled with love for each other that reflects your love for them. Your love always trusts, may they always trust each other. Your love always hopes, may they always be filled with the hope that is found in you. Your love always perseveres, may their love for each other endure through the difficulties of life. Your love never fails, may their love remain strong until the end. Fill them with your love, that they may love each other in the same way. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.