Week 11: Marriages and the Empty Nest

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Join us this week in praying for marriages experiencing the “empty nest.”  Couples who have children know that one day their children will leave the nest and establish families and homes of their own.  Even so, the change sometimes takes couples by surprise and leaves a hole they are not ready to deal with.  This situation can be particular difficult if the couple has not maintained a balance between their role as parents and their role as husband and wife.  All of a sudden it is just the two of them.  Sometimes there is a period of re-acquaintance as couples orient their time and attention toward each other.  Some couples can experience a real sense of loss, particularly if the empty nest comes quickly or unexpectedly and the separation from children involves great distance or time.  Also, couples are faced with making wise decisions about the use of time and resources no longer consumed by their children.

Please join us in praying that these couples will

  • Experience joy in their new situation
  • Cherish and make the most of the additional one-on-one time they will have with each other
  • Experience peace as they understand the departure of their children is actually the natural consequence of good parenting
  • Make wise decisions about how to be good stewards of their new store of time and resources

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