THE EFFICACY OF COUPLE'S' PRAYER

1. It is always difficult to hold the hands of someone you are not happy with in prayers.

2. The power of praying together is hidden from many couples.

3. Prayers can solve any problem, it can bring down any mountain in  marriage.

4. The couples that stay connected in prayers live happier and healthier.

5. Never joke with prayers in your marriage!

6. There are types of prayer:

a. Personal prayer

b. Congregational prayer.

c. Family prayer 

d. couples' prayer etc.

7. Family prayer is different from couples' prayer. So many marriages observe family prayer but neglect couples' prayer.

8. Couples' prayer involve only the husband and the wife. Don't assume family prayer for this please.

9. You need to be alone with your spouse in the place of prayer, don't be too busy for this.

10. You have not won the battle of quarrelling, nagging, unloving, lack of respect etc because you have not been holding hands together in prayers and meet God. Meeting God show to you where you err and you erase your error.

11. Put aside every resentment and join hands with your spouse

12. Don't wait till your spouse initiate it, make the first move by calling on him/her for prayers.

13. End every argument in prayers. Prayer has enough power to melt away hurt. Any time you are seriously furious or hurt, tell your spouse to pray together.

14. Couples' prayers is a serious prayer but it can be spiced with romantic activities but prophetic to foster the bond of your union. Examples

a. Hold hands and lock them together

b. Join hands together and walk around to make your declarations

c. You can pray by standing chest to chest.

d. Hold each other tightly.

e. Placing hands on each other's shoulder.

f. Interestingly you can be having sex and make your requests.

15. Don't be too rigid when you are together with your spouse in prayer, you are husband and wife, you can be in any form to pray. 

16. Don't always stay afar from each other during couples' prayer.

17. The secret of couple's prayer is, be willing and ready to pray with him/her regardless of of the heaviness of your heart.

18. Love and respect for each other is the outcome of couples' prayer.

19. When we pray together as  couples, we will have emotional security and confidence in each other.

20. I will encourage young couples to grow together in prayers. Difficult issues of life and marriage can be solved  through couple's prayer.

21. Also, my admonition goes to "about to  wed" couples, don't be carried away with the joy of the wedding, start the couple's prayer right from the night of your wedding and maintain it.

22. Make use of this lockdown/restrictions to strengthen the  prayer life between you and your spouse.

23. No matter the distance, paradventure if you are living apart because of work or one is outside the country, you can always pray together on the phone. Thank God for WhatsApp video call. Please couples pray together.

 _The couple's that pray together, stays together_ . 

May God bless your marriage.