My Love, Get Up

Tobiah prepared the bedroom mindful of Raphael’s instructions. The demon repelled by the odor of the fish, fled into Egypt and Raphael pursued him and bound him hand and foot. They started to pray together:

“Bless are you, O God of our fathers; praised be your name forever and ever. You made Adam and you gave him his wife Eve to be his help and support; and from these two of the human race descended. You said, It is not good for the man to be alone; let us make him a partner like himself.

Now the Lord, you know that I take this wife of mine not because of lust, but for a noble purpose. Call down your mercy on me and on her and allow us to live together to a happy old age. Amen, amen.”

Prayer is the best medicine.