The family that PRAYS together...

There is an expression that we have all heard or said before and it goes like this:

"The family that prays together, stays together"

Of course I've always known what that meant but I can honestly say today that I KNOW what it means!! Yesterday was quite an interesting day for Kevin and I. Granted it we all know that it was Halloween and some CRAZY things happen on that day...well the devil was truly busy yesterday. Kevin and I had our biggest argument/aggressive conversation/disagreement/etc. whatever you want to call it! What made this "argument" so interesting was it started over something so trivial. It seemed like over the past two weeks we have been having these weird interactions where either he or I would say something and it would be interpreted as something offensive to the other person. It was such an uncomfortable feeling because we couldn't put our finger on why things had changed but most importantly what exactly had changed.

Well, last night during our reflection exercises, Kevin makes the statement "we don't even pray together in the mornings like we used to...what's up with that!" It wasn't until he said it that it made sense! The past few weeks have been extremely busy for the both of us. Given the fact we have been so busy and operating on weird schedules, we were getting up and praying on our own but not together as we had done since we have been together. What makes my relationship so special with Kevin is that from the VERY beginning, we would pray EVERY morning together as well as eat breakfast together. It was like it was our special quality time together not to mention it was a great way to start our day on one accord.

So, we both realized that simply praying on our own doesn't work for us. We must pray together at the beginning of our day so that we start out on one accord with each other but more importantly be on one accord with God. God has been at the center of our relationship from day one. I have never been in a position to fully realize and experience the importance and vitality of keeping Christ first in a relationship. It really takes both people to come together and commune with God TOGETHER in addition to their separate times. Granted we know there will be times that we won't be able to pray together in the morning but you better believe that it WILL happen at some point during our day.