is by praying the psalms.
Mrs Felix & I began praying the psalms as a bit of an Advent thing, and have found it to be a rewarding thing to do.
Why the psalms? And why the title? Because by praying the psalms, I find (and you might too) that pretty much every facet of one's inner world is exposed by some burst of anger, some shout of praise, some sigh of longing, which is found somewhere in the book of psalms. Allowing the voice of the psalms to shape our prayers has helped us to give voice to those deeper sighs, delights, disappointments, frustrations and joys which are too often covered up in our everyday life. To pray deeply (especially with one's spouse) is, well, a form of spiritual uncovering and nakedness of which one need not be ashamed.
Go ahead. Pray the psalms. Get naked.
thanks for the tips....i'll keep this in mind for after the wedding.
Posted by: Shawn Branch | January 08, 2009 at 08:39 AM
I have a friend who is a chartered psychologist (& is also a Christian and does faith based counselling as well). He makes the observation that in all his years of practice, he has noticed a difference between couples who have worked at an intimate life of prayer together and those who haven't. Guess which group reported more satisfaction in the other kind of nakedness? I'm just sayin'...
Other than that, I can't give you any more premarital advice. Except perhaps this: get your own key to the Shell station mens' room. It will save you a lot of grief over the toilet seat thing.
Posted by: joseph | January 08, 2009 at 11:18 AM
LOL, never a one to throw a grenade into the peaceful waters of the blogosphere, eh?
It may be that having introduced the title that peoples minds do not so easily gravitate upwards to your main point. Instead, they get to be thinking that the Walker clan has grown to its current size due to diligent and extensive Psalm praying. Not that MY mind would gravitate in that direction, oh no.
Posted by: Peter | January 09, 2009 at 11:26 AM
What are the chances that I'll be getting a lot of viagra email spam over the next couple of days?
On the serious note, carving out time together for prayer, especially with 4 kids (one of whom requires a lot of extra time due to disability) is simply essential for keeping marriage a life long affair.
there's also the question:
Have your kids ever caught you at it?
Posted by: joseph | January 09, 2009 at 11:30 AM
A whole new meaning to Coverdale translation.
Posted by: Troy | January 11, 2009 at 09:47 AM