Dear Lord, in these times of individual development, and ‘becoming who you really are’, I now see what a wonderful blessing it is, in marriage, to lose our own, individual identities, to become one flesh, one identity together, as we will once become completely one with You. I want to thank You that marriage was Your idea, and You provided in Adam’s need, as You will always do with mine. Thank You that You have never lowered Your standards, and thank You for the blessing of marriage, also as a school to learn more about the relationship between You and Your Church. In Jesus’ Name, amen.