prayers & blessings

APACHE BLESSING

Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be a shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other. Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be a companion to the other. Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you. Go now to your dwelling place to enter the days of your togetherness. May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead and through all the years. May happiness be your companion, and may your days together be good and long upon the earth.

IRISH BLESSING

May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon the fields. May the light of friendship guide your paths together. May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home. May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips, a twinkle from your eye. And when eternity beckons at the end of a life heaped high with love, may the good Lord embrace you with the arms that have nurtured you the whole length of your joy-filled days. May the gracious God hold you both in the palm of His hands and, today, may the Spirit of Love find a dwelling place in your hearts. Amen.

RELIGIOUS BLESSING (A)

Oh Lord, our hearts are filled with joy on this wedding day, as (Groom/Bride) …………………… and (Brid/Groom)………………. come before You pledging their hearts and lives to one another. Grant that they may ever be true and loving, living together in such a way as to never bring shame or heartbreak into their marriage. Temper their hearts with kindness and understanding. Rid them of all pretense and jealousy. Help them to remember to be each other’s sweetheart, helpmate, best friend and guide, so together they may meet the cares and problems of life more bravely. May the home they are creating today truly be a place of love, peace and harmony, where Your Spirit is always present. Bless this marriage we pray, and walk beside (Groom/Bride) …………. And (Bride/Groom) …………… throughout their lives together. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen

RELIGIOUS BLESSING (B)

Our Heavenly Father, we ask Your Blessing upon these two lives and the home they are establishing today. May the love they have each other grow deeper and stronger because of their love for You. Lord, You guided them to each other; now guide them in this new journey as (husband and wife, husband and husband, wife and wife) As they walk down this path, light their way so they may keep their eyes focused on Your will, their hands holding fast to Your truth, their feet firmly planted in Your Word, and their hearts bound together by Your love. This we pray in Your name. Amen

BLESSING FOR MARRIAGES WITH CHILDREN IN THE CEREMONY

May God bless this marriage and family as they create a new home together. A family is a circle of strength and love. With every birth and every union, the circle grows. May every joy shared add love to the circle, and may every crisis faced together make the circle even stronger. May this family become like a beautiful rainbow as each color of their lives is carefully blended together with both the showers and the sunshine of God’s love.

BLESSING FOR SECOND MARRIAGE

May your marriage be blessed with faith for the future. May your hearts be filled with the happiness of hope. May your lives be enlightened with an everlasting love. May God grant you a new beginning as He opens the door to life’s deepest and richest experience. May the life you build together be a lasting testimony that a second chance at love is for all who are willing to put the past behind and move forward into the future with faith, hope, and love.