Father, living in a home with a mate who will not communicate is very difficult...living in a marriage that does not include loving expression in words, deeds and touch is not of you. Father...please lead this wife to your throne room and minister to her...help her to see who she is in your eyes at this time and not judge herself, her marriage or her husband through her own. Heal the hurt that lurks beneath the surface of her words...and lead her to the answer to her question in Your word. How do you love unconditionally?...Your word teaches that to do so, we must love as Jesus did. This wife like so many of us has been wounded by the careless behavior of her mate. But she has a choice...to stay stuck in the valley of injury or to build a life that is centered around you. Pray for others...be the hands and feet of Jesus in the lives of others. Develop God focused friendships with other women who have experienced similar issues...but most of all to never stop praying for her husband...and those prayers may need some adjustment. Mine certainly did. The Father wants to act in our behalf...but he desires that our prayers be in line with His word. What is most important to the Father? That we worship Him, and praise Him and Love Him. Seek ye first the kingdom of God....and then He will... (so says his word)...When we pray for those we love who have lost their way, we need to pray that our loved ones find their way back to Him, that they develop a reverence for Him, for His Word, for His ways. From what you have written dear Guest...your husband has lost himself in his work. The word says that where the heart is there his treasure is also. If our heart is with the Father, then He is our treasure...and if He is...he hears our prayers and He will answer us. But if our hearts are elsewhere, then so is our treasure...and we often do not heed or even hear His voice. My sweet sister, where is your husband's heart? If it is outside of the Father then pray for his heart to be quickened by the Lord. Pray that the Father teaches him in whatever way His will dictates that He is to be your husband's first love. Pray without ceasing that this man you were given comes to know, respect, love and follow his Creator. For if this happens...all other good things will follow. The Father says...for my sheep know my voice...pray that your husband learns to hear and heed the Father...then and only then...will he become the leader, friend and lover you crave. It is hard I know...I have been there...but it is the way of our Lord...and it is the definition of unconditional love...praying for the best of he or she for whom we pray...no matter what we receive or do not. Jesus died for us and never asked for anything in return. He knew who would love Him and whom would not...but He died for us all. Be encouraged my sister...God loves you...and so do the people of God. In Jesus name...seek your blessing. Amen!