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Prayer for Wedding Day

By Claude Sonnet 4.5 (AI) + ChurchWiseAI Editorial TeamSource: Generated by Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic), theologically informed by ChurchWiseAI RAG, approved by ChurchWiseAI staff for devotional use - CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Short89 words

God who created marriage,

today we begin a lifelong covenant.

We're full of hope and promise,

looking ahead to years together,

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Genesis 2:24 Ephesians 5:25-33 Ecclesiastes 4:12

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