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Research is clear that the practice of faith makes a considerable difference in marriage. Perhaps nothing is so basic and common among all Christian denominations and church affiliations than prayer. We were created by a God who longs to communicate with us. That dialogue is meant to be a two-way conversation in which we listen and we speak. Sometimes we make it more difficult than it needs to be. Dr. Timothy Heck, former ordained Minister, marriage and family therapist with three decades of experience working with couples, graduate professor and researcher, brings his study on prayer home in this simple compilation of 40 original prayers for marriage. His education, clinical experience and research has convinced him of this one truth--nothing makes a greater difference in our lives and in marriage than prayer. Take his dare for the next 40 days. Ask your spouse to join you in praying just one simple prayer a day. He also gives readers a simple exercise at the conclusion of each prayer that will only help enhance the focus of the prayer. These 40 prayers may just change the course of your marriage forever!

Marriage as an institution in contemporary culture is in a state of distress. A significant challenge for the marriage clinician is effecting positive change on the level of satisfaction perceived and experienced in the relationship. Other research has demonstrated the effectiveness of prayer as a medium for cognitive change toward optimism and increased health, both emotional and physical. This study explores the effect of specific spousal prayer in the lives of Catholic and Protestant Christian married couples on their level of marital satisfaction by using a nonrandomized control group pretest-posttest design. Dr. Timothy Heck has a keen interest in matters of faith and spirituality. As a licensed marriage and family therapist with over thirty years experience in the field working with troubled marriages, he has drawn heavily from the strongest empirically-supported-treatments (EST), while also integrating the spiritual practice of prayer for his client couples. In this research study he attempts to build support for the position that regular prayer can make a strong and positive difference in a couple's relationship. People of faith have always believed in the power of prayer. Now there is a growing body of research that supports that belief. Learn more about those studies and find out if prayer can make a difference in your marriage.

The Liturgy of the Family makes ordinary and mundane parts of life come to life. Through Scott's reflections, the reader is introduced to the wonderful ways God's grace illuminates life to deeper and more meaningful experiences. Scott's humble reflections give the reader little bites to chew on throughout the day, and allow the reader to take a deeper look into his/her own life for new experiences of God's grace.