Time to bring it on.

We have a few minutes left, Pat.

This first question comes from Jay, who says,

my wife and I have three children-- 17, 16 and 12--

and we've been married for 19 years.

I get discouraged because my wife doesn't

seem interested in praying together as a couple,

and she doesn't pray with our kids.

Prayer is the very intimate act to me,

and I desire to be with someone who feels the same way.

My wife knows how I feel about praying together,

and she's willing to pray whenever I initiate it,

but she never initiates it on her own.

Can you offer any suggestions for our prayer life?

Is this lack of partner prayer common in Christian marriages?

I think there are men who are embarrassed to pray

in front of anybody.

I agree with you.

And maybe women, the same thing.

I mean, they're revealing their innermost thoughts.

You know?

But it's not like she's not praying with him.

No, she's praying and joining with him,

so I don't know what to say, except-- well, anyhow,

you can just say it will enrich our marriage

and bring us closer together, but if she doesn't want to,

that's her business.

Don't worry about it.

I mean, you pray to the Lord, and pray with her,

and-- you know, one day the Lord will open her heart

to do the same thing.

OK.

Exactly.

This is Bar, who says, my brother-in-law,

who would never work at a job for long,

lives with my mother-in-law, who is 87 years old.

Due to someone taking money out of her bank accounts,

she's constantly overdrawn.

We've been asked several times to pay her bills.

We're retired ourselves.

If it were just my mother-in-law who needed help,

we would do what we could, but my brother-in-law is on drugs,

and we feel that's where her money is going.

Are we wrong for not helping my mother-in-law?

Of course not.

You don't want to be an enabler with some druggie,

and she's taking advantage.

You know, really, at a point like this,

you might ask for some kind of judicial intervention, where

she gets a conservator to take charge of her affairs,

because this--

It's kind of a serious scenario.

This son is bleeding her dry, and it's just

terrible to see that going on.

But no, you shouldn't help a situation like that.

Don't even think about it, and don't worry about it.

Well, we leave you with today's Power Minute from Proverbs.

In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,

and His children will have a place of refuge.