Thank you for bringing this request to our attention. We will pray for a spiritual transformation and for God's will to be done in ### and ###'s marriage.
Let us remember that God's design for marriage is holy and sacred. As it is written in Ephesians 5:22-33 (WEB):
"Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body. But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it; that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly; because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones. 'For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.' This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly. Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband."
Let us pray:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up ### and ###'s marriage to You. We pray for a spiritual transformation in their lives and in their union. Help them to be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ, and to love each other as You have loved us.
Father, guide ### to lead his family as You lead the Church we submit to Christ. Help ### to have a heart of submission and humility to love his wife as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. We pray that ###'s love for ### would look like Christ's love for the church. We pray that ### would not look to find his joy and happiness in what he can get from ###. But rather, help ### to find his joy and happiness in Christ alone, who is the source of all life and joy in the first place. We pray that ### would outdo ### in showing honor, and that ### would be willing to lay down his life for ###, just as Christ laid down his life for the church.
We pray that ### would have a heart of submission to ###. We pray that ### would not look for ### to make her happy, but rather, find her happiness in Christ. We pray that ### would respect ### and submit to him as the church submits to Christ, so that their marriage would shine the gospel to the world around them.
Lord, we ask that Your will be done in their marriage. Strengthen their bond, increase their love for each other, and help them to grow together in faith. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
###, are you leading your family in prayer and the study of God's Word? Are you loving ### as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her? ###, only Jesus can satisfy ###'s heart. You need to point your wife to Christ and love her as He did.
###, are you respecting ### as the church respects Christ? Are you submitting to him as the church submits to Christ? ###, only Jesus can satisfy your heart. You need to find your joy and happiness in Jesus and respect your husband.
### and ###, we encourage you to put God first in your marriage. Seek Him together, pray together, and worship together. Remember that your marriage is a reflection of Christ and the Church. Let your love for each other be a testimony of God's love to the world.