Catholic
A Prayer for a Lasting Love
Oh lord, we love each other, and together, we offer you this love. Help us to love even more. Keep us always hoping, make us more generous. Consolidate our vows, breathe through us a wind of freedom. We chose each other, but we know that next to You, we are not strong. Only You can help us carry our commitment and make our hearts more accepting. Let us enjoy this life with the excitement of new beginnings.
May our joy never be dimmed by the monotony of routine, and may our intelligence always prevail over the weariness of the day. We offer ourselves to you with fervor: teach us to be consistent. Help us be emotionally ready to prepare for each day, but allow us to appreciate the uniqueness of every moment. Let us walk together, exploring new discoveries after new discoveries, making great offerings after great offerings. May we be a source of kindness, consolation, forgiveness and simplicity for each other. Make our tenderness as beautiful and as sure as the rise of a new tomorrow. Strengthen our intimacy, make it full of mystery, but leave us enough love to share with the rest of the world, as a shield against contempt and abandonment. May our joy always reveal its luminous face everywhere, to everyone, and be a sign of fraternity. Amen.”