{"id":4449,"date":"2018-04-12T21:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T01:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=4449"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:14:21","slug":"prayer-partner-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/prayer-partner-marriage","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for a Partner in Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Heavenly Father, I want to get married. But looking around, I feel afraid. So many marriages seem to be unhappy for one reason or another. I want a happy marriage with a right partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">I know, Father, that nobody is perfect and so I don\u2019t expect perfection in my partner. But I want someone who will be tolerant and understanding and loving in a true sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Guide my steps and lead me to the person who will both understand and love me as I am. And may our love be like yours for us so that the home we make together will be a little heaven on earth filled always with love even when it is overshadowed by suffering. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavenly Father, I want to get married. But looking around, I feel afraid. So many marriages seem to be unhappy for one reason or another. I want a happy marriage with a right partner. I know, Father, that nobody is perfect and so I don\u2019t expect perfection in my partner. 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