May 2nd, 2026

We often think marriage will be a series of grand, sweeping moments. In reality, it is found in the weary smile across the kitchen table after a long day. It is the silent, instinctual reaching for a hand in the dark when the world feels too heavy. It is the daily, deliberate choice to offer grace when frustration is easier, to listen when you would rather speak, and to forgive when the hurt is real. Love in its truest form doesn’t just survive the mundane; it sanctifies it.

“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”

— Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)

Lord, thank You for the gift of my spouse. Give me the grace to love her today not just with words, but with patient, enduring grace. Amen.