The most recent miracle has been my marriage to my best friend and spiritual partner, whom I shall call S.P. After a life alone, I had all but given up on the search for my soulmate. But as Psalm 37:4 says, "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." I am especially blessed that S.P. has shared his Catholic faith with me; I have been considering converting to Catholicism for several years.
I would like to share a prayer that my husband and I found at http://www.comeandseeicons.com. We love this prayer:
A Prayer of Married Persons
O merciful God, we beseech Thee ever
to remind us that the married state is
holy, and that we must keep it so.
Grant us thy grace, that we may
continue in faithfulness and love;
increase in us the spirit of mutual
understanding and trust, that no
quarrel or strife may come between us.
Grant us thy blessings, that we may
stand before our fellows and in thy
sight as an ideal family.
And finally, by thy mercy, account us
worthy of everlasting life: for Thou art
our sanctification, and to Thee we
ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and
ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
Hello Reconciled Heart. Your writing and your faith are very, very encouraging to anyone who reads your story. Please, if you will, indulge yourself a bit more in sharing with us your journey of faith, hope, and courage. What were the dark days like for you. And how do you know when the pain and darkness has lifted.....many people may benefit from your depression and how you were lifted from the depths.
ReplyDeleteThankyou so much for your journey and story of courage.