Heavenly Father,
Thank you so much for your love for us. We praise you for the good and loving Father you are, and for your goodness and faithfulness you show each and every day. Today we pray that you would grant your blessing to ________ and ________ as they prepare for and enter into the holy covenant of marriage. Lord, you made us in your image – man and woman – to live in harmony with one another, to find intimacy with the one you created for us, and to love and support one another as we grow in love for each other and for you. One of the most glorious aspects of life is when we find our perfect partner, fall in love, and join together in marriage. We ask you now to be with ________ and ________, and help make them strong in you and your Word, modeling themselves after you, and in doing so, also strengthen the bond between them in their marriage relationship. Give them intentionality and focus, that they may find success in maintaining such a close and intimate relationship with you, and thereby pass on your love and kindness to one another, showing each other the love, respect, and admiration they desire and deserve. Remind each of them of the words that Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 13 about love, and all of the virtues that come along with it. Help them to live out those words as they grow in their relationship, and help them to lean on one another as they lean on and trust in you. And in the words of Paul from Colossians 3:14, help them put on love over all other virtues, which binds them together in perfect unity, as they strive to honor, serve, and support one another this day and every day to come for the rest of their lives.
Thank you for being our perfect and gracious Father, for your promises to us, and for always completing the work you begin.
We pray this all in your holy name. Amen.