Henry's Prayer for Wisdom and Harmony

“A few nights ago I lay awake thinking about what had lately happened between Henry and me. I knew he was not asleep either, for he spoke my name softly, but I pretended to be far off in the land of dreams, as I still felt a little sure in my mind about the affair. Then I heard him softly step out of bed, and was wondering what he was going to do, when I discovered by the dim moonlight that he was kneeling by a chair on the other side of the room. I heard him whisper, and as I strained my sense of hearing, I distinctly caught some of the words. Among other things he prayed the Lord to make him a good and wise husband. How my heart smote me. But when he concluded by saying, ‘Bless my dear, young wife also, that we may live in peace and harmony together,’ I could have wept out loud. — The Young Woman's Journal 5:3”