Two Hearts Praying as One

by Dennis Rainey, Barbara Rainey

Dennis and Barbara Rainey, founders of FamilyLife, help couples establish the important daily habit of praying together, offering personal stories and answering questions about the dynamics of prayer. Daily entries -- including a short devotion, questions for reflection, and a prayer -- take husband and wife through topics related to prayer, spiritual growth, and key marital issues.

“Sweetheart, let’s pray.”

In the press of daily living, preserving a private moment to pray with and for your life-partner can be tough. Yet joining hearts before God is the single most transforming, intimate experience in marriage—a simple act that will fill your life, your relationship, and your home with wondrous love.

A time to listen, a time to touch, a time to connect with what matters…

Dennis and Barbara Rainey tell how a decision to pray together daily strengthened their understanding of one another, reduced conflict, and knit their hearts together in a deep, spiritual bond. Their thirty days of reflections can do the same for your relationship— starting today!

Genres: Marriage, Christianity, Christian Living, Prayer, Family

96 pages, Hardcover

First published February 6, 2003

About the author

Dennis Rainey is president and CEO of FamilyLife, a division of Cru. Dennis and his wife, Barbara, have spoken at Weekend to Remember conferences around the world. Dennis serves as the daily host of the radio program "FamilyLife Today". He and Barbara have authored more than two dozen books, including the bestselling "Moments Together for Intimacy" and" Moments Together for Couples". The Raineys have six children and nineteen grandchildren.

Reviews

[Magda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such an encouraging 30-day devotional for couples who want to draw closer to one another by drawing closer to God.

[Julio Padilla Mozo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lo recomiendo para todo matrimonio. Para los novatos (como mi esposa y yo) les ayudará a ver ciertas razones del porqué orar juntos y algunas sugerencias prácticas. Además, para los más veteranos les será como un pequeño rocío que humedezca las áridas partes de un transitado matrimonio.

Por lo demás, el libro tiene un formato devocional de un capítulo por día (30 en total), lo cual hace de la lectura llevadera.

Aunque menciona mucha la experiencia (tanto de los autores como de personas que les han escrito), no es un libro sobre la teología de la oración, simplemente, un libro práctico sobre porqué y cómo orar juntos como matrimonio.

[Rebecca Lambert · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is so good that my husband & I have read it now 4 times & our relationship grows every time!

[Kacey Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful collection of everyday prayers for those who seek further connection to God through their relationships

[Ashley Wells · Rating 5 out of 5]

Michael and I just finished reading the book Two Hearts Praying As One together. This book was a 30 day devotional to help couples learn the importance and “how to’s” of praying together and get into the habit of daily joint prayer time. I’ve shared several times about prayer and prayer in marriage and the importance of both.

Nothing that I’ve learned about prayer is as amazing as what I read on the "When Couples Pray" amazon page:

Statistics show that when couples pray together divorce rates plummet to less than 1 percent.

This truly shows the power in prayer!!! Michael and I have gone through spurts of praying together and then not praying together. It has been so nice while reading this book to be consistently praying together and we plan on keeping it up! Praying is such a wonderful intimate tool to take advantage of in your marriage!

Praying is something that will bind you and your spouse so tightly together and to God that it will be very hard to separate you!!! It is that powerful!

Okay, back to the book. Each day has a topic with a devotional reading, then a reflection that offers questions that should create discussion, and then each day also comes with prayer points for those needing a extra push.

Here are some example topics: Praying Through Conflict, Prayer and Romance, Praying for Your Children, and Walking with Christ.

This is a great book for couples new to praying together and not really knowing how to start, or seasoned couples who have lost the habit of praying together and want to gain it back!

[Irina Trancă · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a really helpful tool in making you form a habit out of praying together, I really recommend it as a reference book even after you've read it together, whenever you don't know what to pray or you don't feel like doing it. It really has helped us by drawing us together and making us spend more time together.

[Randy Alcorn]

Dennis and Barbara Rainey’s powerful work with marriages begins with their own. They’ve prayed together daily for many years. Prayer is drawing strength from Almighty God. Every marriage needs this strength, which is why every couple will benefit from this book. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! I reread it often. =]

[Del · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gave us a starting point. It's one I think we will refer to occassionally.

[Josh Navey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great tool for beginning the discipline of prayer with your spouse.