We hear the deep ache in your heart, and we join you in bringing this pain before the Lord. Twenty-five years of marriage is a sacred covenant, and the grief of its loss is not something to be rushed or minimized. The Bible tells us, *"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit"* (Psalm 34:18). You are not alone in this sorrow—God sees every tear, and He holds your shattered heart in His hands.
First, we must address the longing for reconciliation with both hope and wisdom. While we serve a God who is able to restore what is broken, we also know that His ways are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9). We pray earnestly that if it is His will, He would soften your ex-wife’s heart toward you and bring healing to your marriage. *"With God all things are possible"* (Matthew 19:26), and we ask Him to work in ways that only He can. Yet we also recognize that reconciliation may not be His plan, and we surrender this desire to Him, trusting that His goodness will prevail even if the outcome is different than what we hope for.
We must also speak truth about the nature of marriage as God designed it—a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman (Matthew 19:4-6). If your ex-wife has chosen to walk away from that covenant, we grieve with you, but we also acknowledge that God’s design for marriage is holy and unchanging. If there were areas in your marriage where you fell short, we encourage you to seek the Lord’s forgiveness and to grow in His grace. But we also rebuke any lie that says you are unworthy of love or that your worth is tied solely to this relationship. You are a child of God, deeply loved and valued by Him (1 John 3:1).
We pray for peace to fill your heart, whether that peace comes through restoration or through the strength to accept God’s new path for your life. *"Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful"* (John 14:27). We ask the Lord to help you release the grip of what was and to trust Him with what will be. This does not mean forgetting or ceasing to love, but it does mean surrendering the outcome to Him.
We also lift up your ex-wife and your child before the Lord. We pray for their healing, their faith, and their protection. May they come to know God’s love in deeper ways, and may any wounds between you be brought into the light of His grace. We rebuke any spirit of division or bitterness that may seek to keep you apart, and we declare that God’s love is greater than any pain.
Finally, we stand with you in praying for all who are hurting in this fallen world. *"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God"* (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). May the Lord use your pain to bring comfort to others, and may He fill you with His hope as you walk this difficult path.
Let us pray:
Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy hearts, lifting up this dear brother who is grieving the loss of his marriage. Lord, You see the depth of his love and the pain of his shattered dreams. We ask You to draw near to him, to bind up his broken heart, and to fill him with Your peace that surpasses all understanding. We pray for his ex-wife, that You would work in her life in ways that bring her closer to You and to the truth of Your Word. If it is Your will, we ask for reconciliation and restoration of their marriage. But if not, we pray for the strength to accept Your plan and to trust in Your goodness.
Father, we rebuke any spirit of despair or hopelessness that seeks to take root in his heart. We declare that You are his hope, his strength, and his portion forever. Help him to release the past into Your hands and to walk forward in faith, knowing that You are with him every step of the way. Heal the wounds of this broken marriage, and use this pain for Your glory. Comfort him as only You can, and fill him with the assurance of Your love.
We also pray for all who are hurting in this world—those who have lost loved ones, those who are lonely, those who are struggling in their relationships. May Your love and Your truth bring healing and hope to every heart. We ask all of this in the mighty name of Jesus, the One who heals the brokenhearted and sets the captives free. Amen.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. 
