Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.
Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7 NABRE)
As part of National Marriage Week 2015, today is the third day of the virtual Marriage Retreat with Pope Francis. The day's theme is The Family is the Domestic Church. "The love of Christ abides and “grows” in the family, as Pope Francis said. In the domestic Church, spouses and children learn how to share Christ’s love. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, 'Here [in the home] one learns endurance and the joy of work, fraternal love, generous — even repeated — forgiveness, and above all divine worship in prayer and the offering of one’s life' (no. 1657)."
In and for our marriages, we are called to pray, to let go of our anxieties, and to ask God for what we need with thanksgiving and confidence. What a promise we have too! When we do these things, the Bible promises that God's peace will protect us, including our marriage.
Today, I will pray for all married and engaged couples, that God's peace will guard their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Saint Scholastica, patron of nuns, pray for us.
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