Local husband Darren Pike, 47, responded to his wife’s concerns on Tuesday evening by taking her hands and offering to pray about the situation. Sources confirm the situation is Darren.
According to his wife Melissa, the trouble involves dishes that have sat in the sink since Sabbath lunch and his habit of answering every serious conversation with a quote from the Sabbath School quarterly.
“I just feel we should take this to the Lord,” Darren said, bowing his head before she had finished her sentence. Witnesses say the prayer ran six minutes and asked God to “soften hearts in this household.” The dishes did not come up.
“He prayed that I’d have more patience. Twice,” Melissa said. “I didn’t ask for patience. I asked him to stop leaving his socks on the piano.”
Darren has since added the matter to the church prayer list as an unspoken request.
The head elder said this is common among the brethren. “A lot of men find it easier to ask God to fix their wife’s attitude than to load a dishwasher,” he said. “The dishwasher doesn’t need a miracle.”
Peter seems to have seen this coming. In 1 Peter 3:7 he tells husbands to live with their wives with understanding and honour, “that your prayers be not hindered.” Jesus said much the same in Matthew 5: if someone has something against you, leave your gift at the altar and go make it right first.
At press time Darren had announced a season of fasting, which Melissa said would at least mean fewer dishes.
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