Day 37---Love agrees in Prayer

Here's another dare that almost seems like going back a few weeks. Yesterday's dare was to set up a prayer time with my wife weekly and then discuss with her how this could impact our relationship. I didn't sit down with Kendra to talk about this dare as we have already established a prayer time and I have been committed to having us pray on Wed and Fri mornings together. I've also been praying before bed, almost always as a couple since rarely do we not go to bed at the same time. Last night was one of those nights that I was tired, so I went to bed before her. My experience of praying together only confirms my desire to want to complete it more. In the past I've been resistant to prayer together, mostly due to the fact that it can be a very vulnerable and raw time before the Lord. Since I've been taking on an attitude of compassion and vulnerability it has not been hard for me to initiate prayer time together. Every single time we pray together I leave feeling closer to Kendra. It is such a great way to know and share what burdens are on our heart and also what desires we have to serve the Lord. It enables us to better meet each others needs and I'm constantly thinking about the prayer requests on days when we pray in the morning. As a matter of fact, we will frequently ask each other how meetings or conversations with others went since we've talked about them. My overall perception of prayer time is that it is a necessary element to a 10 relationship. For Kendra and I to promote oneness and be as close to each other as possible setting and keeping a prayer time is essential. I'm thankful that one of the methods I can use when I'm in the 3 R's with Kendra is prayer. Taking time to give our disagreements over to the Lord and really focusing on Kendra as a person and not an object allows me to get in a space to show her love again. Powerful stuff, prayer.