Praying Together

O God, I need to pray with my wife. I have struggled with this our entire marriage. We are into year 34 and still it is a struggle. I want her to initiate and yet I don't initiate. Help me to do it, even if it is 30 seconds. And help me to do that with my boys and Megan and anyone in my midst I meet with or do things with. This is a simple way to lead. Help me to lead in that way. Thank you for friends that do this in my life. I can do this. 


Update 2/28/2026
My wife and I have been praying more regularly, up to 5x per week, in the morning, before work, either after she comes into the kitchen to get breakfast (the better way) or right before I leave for the day (in the bathroom after I brush my teeth). At times I start the prayer with praying verses from "Handbook to Prayer - Praying Scripture Back to God" by Kenneth Boa I picked up on his website after seeing this was part of the remnants discovered on the person of Payne Stewart, a professional golfer, that died on a plane crash after winning a major a few months prior, in1999, at the age of 42. But mostly the prayers are for our children, though at times try to sprinkle in our extended family members, parents, and our respective siblings and their families. But it feels like maybe it is getting closer to being a habit as it has been going on now for around 4 months. 

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