A prayer for my child’s wedding day
Lover of our souls,
Bridegroom of the Church,
Savior of all who seek you–
I bring you my most earnest request,
my adoration,
my intercession,
my thanksgiving.
Today is my son’s wedding day.
I am overwhelmed with gratitude for this life you entrusted to me.
I am so humbled to be his mother.
Thank you for this gift,
for this child I prayed for before his conception
and every day since.
Thank you for his bride,
whom I’ve prayed for since my son’s birth.
You have loved us with an everlasting love. (Jer. 31:3)
You are loving and faithful,
even when we are untrue and unfaithful to you.
I cannot praise you enough.
Hover over our day with your Presence.
Infuse our wedding celebrations with your Spirit.
Fill the bride and groom with gratefulness and praise to you.
Go before them and behind them and beside them through life.
Keep them as the apple of you eye.
May be all reflect your lovingkindness today.
May we rejoice and be glad in the abundance of your blessings!
Protect us and send us out as your ambassadors of love.
But especially send the bride and groom
to love and serve you all their days.
To walk away from us and into your arms.
I entrust them to you,
just as you have entrusted my son to me.
In the mighty name of Jesus,
Amen.
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.”–1 Corinthians 13:13
