At first, I thought I needed to go back to read the Day 71 devotional to see what I missed since the Day 72 devotional felt like a near duplicate of what I wrote in response to Day 71. So, I won't go much further than to say more succinctly what I think we need to take away from Day 72:

1) Husbands and wives need to communicate with each other to function peacefully and effectively in their marriage.

2) Communication isn't always easy. Men and women do it differently.

3) The differences in the ways men and women communicate are positive aspects of function as intended by God's design and should not be treated as flaws in our spouses.

4) It is our marital obligation, and responsibility to effective Christian service to work toward understanding how to hear and be heard by our spouse, with humility, gentleness, and patience, accepting one another in love. This is how we will keep the unity of the Spirit with the peace that binds us. (Ephesians 4:3).

5) If we don't do this, we are planning to fail, and learn this lesson the hard way.

The bottom line: It is Biblical to enjoy a peaceful, respectful, appreciative, complimentary, communicative relationship with your spouse. So, you’d better make sure you're bringing your best gifts to the marriage.