PRAYERS FOR GRACE
Out of this tangled world, O God, you have drawn {Name 2} and {Name 1} together and are binding them firmly by the sure insights of love.
We thank you for the homes in which they have been nurtured in their formative years; for parents who have sacrificed on their behalf; for the Church which has awakened them to the meaning of eternal life.
Gracious God, bless them as they come before you and their families and friends to affirm the choice that they have made of each other and their intention to establish a home where your love may be celebrated in the family.
Grant them a seriousness of purpose that they may be kept from empty words and casual commitments.
Be with them and let your love be the example and the power to help their love grow.
May you nurture them all the days of their lives that their dreams and their aspirations for life may find
fulfillment in the doing of your will in all things.
We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen
A prayer in the middle of your service may be an appropriate follow-up to
any poetry or scripture that is read. It also provides a quiet moment
before the BIG question and the vows. However, in weddings that need to be
shortened. the prayer portion can be omitted.