Prayer to Grow Old Together
A theme found in traditional marriage prayers across centuries is the hope not just for a good wedding day but for a good ending — decades later, still together, still faithful, facing death without fear because they face it side by side. This prayer is meant for an anniversary, or simply any ordinary evening together.
Lord, thank you for the years we have already had together. Grant us many more. Let our love only deepen as our bodies grow weaker, let patience take the place of passion when passion fades, and let neither of us ever walk this road alone. When our time comes, grant us a peaceful death, together if you will it, and bring us both home to you at last. Amen.
