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Praying Together Cuts Divorce Risk | The Naked Marriage Podcast | Dave & Ashley Willis

Name: Praying Together Cuts Divorce Risk | The Naked Marriage Podcast | Dave & Ashley Willis
Uploaded: 2026-03-04T16:00:00+00:00
Duration: 40 s
Channel: Dave Willis
Description: Dave and Ashley Willis cite a study showing couples who pray together regularly have less than a 1% divorce rate. They emphasize that shared prayer…

4 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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Dave and Ashley Willis cite a study showing couples who pray together regularly have less than a 1% divorce rate. They emphasize that shared prayer softens hearts during conflict and keeps couples connected to each other and God, even when circumstances don't immediately change.

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Couples who pray out loud together regularly have a less than 1% chance of divorce. But when it comes to communication, it's really important as Christians that we also, you know, we take these struggles we're having to the Lord. And we take those to the Lord individually through our own individual prayer lives, but we also take them to the Lord as a couple because there's such power in praying out loud together. In fact, I mean, there's been all these studies on Couples who pray out loud, I just saw a recent one, couples who pray out loud together regularly have a less than 1% chance of divorce. I mean, Dave, that's crazy.
It is.
That is crazy.
I've seen that stat multiple places, and I firmly believe it. I've never personally known a couple get divorced that were actively every day praying together.
And I always say this, like, it's really hard to stay mad at your spouse and pray for them at the same time. And if you don't believe me, I dare you to do it. Just do it. Try it. And your circumstances may not change at all, but God will soften your heart because that's what he does when a couple prays together. And so I would, you know, as far as your communication, let that be a big part of your marriage because that's going to keep your hearts tethered, you know, to the Lord first and foremost, but also to each other.