14. Covenant Prayer

Not every couple treats their marriage as a sacred Covenant. Some seek God’s face, expressed in ‘Law’, in their marriage, rather than the comfort of a legal contract. For many, marriage is not simply about the relationship of the couple, but about a the whole community and wider kinship relationships that will be strengthened by entering into the Covenant of marriage.
This prayer is for such a couple… and for all those around them.

For those that shaped the lives
of (N)………  and (N) ………,
we give thanks.
We give thanks that their nurturing and lived examples influenced the values that led to this day.
May (N)………  and (N) ……… continue
to have guides and guardians in their lives –
people who demonstrate love and hospitality to them, that their lives may also demonstrate love and hospitality toward others.

For the hopes and plans
(N)………  and (N) ………,
we ask blessing.
May their dreams and visions
be ever aligned with your ongoing creativity to bring about Heaven, one foretaste at a time.
May (N)………  and (N) ……… live as children of Heaven
and proclaim your love in the world.

For those of us who today bear witness to the Covenant.
May we live our lives in ways
that seek to encourage and strengthen
(N)………  and (N) ……….

May we take time to share in their lives
and invite them to share in ours.
May we defend them and support them
– in good times and when sorrows arrive.

God, who gives life and love,
We pray that we might be bearers of both
to (N)………  and (N) ………
that their Covenant with you
might be a beacon in the world.

We pray for their workplaces (…).
We pray for their neighbours (…).
We pray for their household and sense of home.

Be with (N)………  and (N) ………, O God,
and grant them your Wisdom.
Amen.


(C) 2017, A.Koh-Butler