S – To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband. 

Ephesians 5:33 CSB

O – Paul summarizes this teaching with two directives

       1. Husbands love your wives. 

       2. Wives respect your husbands.

A – Everyone wants to be loved and respected.  There is a natural bent for men to desire respect and for women wanting love.  One of the benefits of marriage is that it is meant to meet that need and desire.  Both men and women need to find ways to genuinely express what their spouse needs.

R – Lord, thank you for my wife.  Help me to express my love for her in a way that will bring her fulfillment, peace and security.  Thank you for the gift that she is to me and our family.  Bless her today to fulfill the purposes that you created her to accomplish.