Prayers

Prayers for divorce and separation

For the ache and the rebuilding when a marriage breaks.

  1. Going through a divorce

    Lord, I never imagined my marriage would end like this.

    Psalm 34:18 · Psalm 147:3 · Isaiah 54:4-5 · Isaiah 43:2 · Psalm 55:22 · Matthew 11:28 · Psalm 27:10 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 · Lamentations 3:22-23 · Isaiah 61:3

  2. Separated and unsure what comes next

    God, we're living apart and I don't know if this is the beginning of healing or the beginning of the end.

    Proverbs 3:5-6 · James 1:5 · Psalm 32:8 · Psalm 46:1 · Psalm 27:14 · Romans 12:18 · Isaiah 26:3 · Psalm 25:4-5 · Proverbs 4:23 · Lamentations 3:25-26 · Psalm 62:5-6

  3. Co-parenting after a split

    Lord, our marriage is over but our parenting isn't.

    Romans 12:18 · Ephesians 4:2-3 · Colossians 3:12-13 · James 1:19-20 · Proverbs 15:1 · Ephesians 6:4 · Deuteronomy 6:6-7 · 1 Peter 3:8-9 · Philippians 2:3-4 · Psalm 127:3 · Psalm 103:13

  4. My parents are divorcing

    God, my parents are splitting up, and the ground I grew up standing on feels like it's moving.

    Psalm 27:10 · John 14:18 · Psalm 34:18 · Deuteronomy 31:8 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 46:1 · Romans 8:38-39 · Psalm 68:5 · Matthew 11:28 · Isaiah 43:1-2 · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Psalm 34:18, Psalm 147:3, Isaiah 54:4-5, Isaiah 43:2, Psalm 55:22, Matthew 11:28, Psalm 27:10, Isaiah 41:10, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Lamentations 3:22-23, Isaiah 61:3, Proverbs 3:5-6, James 1:5, Psalm 32:8, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 27:14, Romans 12:18, Isaiah 26:3, Psalm 25:4-5, Proverbs 4:23, Lamentations 3:25-26, Psalm 62:5-6, Ephesians 4:2-3, Colossians 3:12-13, James 1:19-20, Proverbs 15:1, Ephesians 6:4, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, 1 Peter 3:8-9, Philippians 2:3-4, Psalm 127:3, Psalm 103:13, John 14:18, Deuteronomy 31:8, Romans 8:38-39, Psalm 68:5, Isaiah 43:1-2, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4.