Marion

Hi Cheryl
Thanks a lot for your input! Your reply has really helped me seeing things in a different light. I have been struggling with this for years, and have begun to wonder if it was the sole responsibility of a man to be the priest of the home, thus my question. What really spoke to me is what you’ve said about us having different gifts complementing each other! My husband are for instance much stronger in other things than what I am, and so brings balance in those areas where I am weaker! Thank you again, and may God bless you in your ministry!!

Hi Cheryl
Could you please tell me whether it is the husband or the wife’s responsibility to gather the family for prayer? I have found that some men are just not interested or too “weak” to lead their families in prayer, or perhaps they don’t know how to!! Of course if they have an intimate relationship with the Lord you should think that they would do it automatically. However, that is not the case. Can the wife then step up and gather the family (including her husband) for family prayer? I have done this for years, but then stopped as I felt that my husband is supposed to be the “priest” in the home, and that it was his responsibility. Well to say the least, family prayer time deteriorated to nothing, because he just never gathered us for prayer time. Everyone just carried on praying on their own, but this has harmed our family and left me frustrated and with a lot of anger against my husband. It doesn’t help talking to him as he would do it perhaps for a week and then just fall back again. So, I have decided to step up and take the lead again for family prayer time. Please give me your comments on this!