Prayer Request

A reader writes:

A friend of mine is planning to divorce her husband. I asked if her husband was open to working to improve the situation. She replied, “You should ask if I’m open to working to improve the situation.” She says that the issues are entirely on her side, but she doesn’t want to deal with it. She just wants out. She’s only waiting for their tenth anniversary – about a year off – because this would allow her substantial financial benefits in terms of alimony and retirement. This would apparently come at the expense of her husband.

I don’t know her husband very well, but her complaint is that he is too boring for her. She wants something more exciting out of life. He provides a steady income so that she doesn’t have to work. He spends a lot of time with his friends. I don’t want to defend him as a model husband, but she has not complained to me of any injustice on his part. I know she was raised as a Christian, but neither she nor her husband practice any kind of religion or faith right now.

In any case, the whole situation causes me immense sadness. Please pray for God’s grace and healing and superabundant love to cover her and her husband. I have no idea what kind of resolution will come of this, but our Lord is wiser than I am and I’m confident in his power to bring good out of this situation.

Thank you! And God bless you!

Father, hear our prayer that you would move your hand, save this marriage, and save these people by bringing them back to you through Jesus Christ. Mother Mary and St. Joseph, pray for them that they would seek your Son.

Note to readers: please just pray rather than using the comboxes to adjudicate who is the biggest sinner in this marriage. Thank you.