Thoughts of the Moment

Written Saturday, November 25, 2006

I want somebody to love, to comfort, to encourage. I want somebody who will do those things for me. I want somebody is not afraid of a fight, both with the world and with each other. If marriage truly is a reflection of Christ's relationship with the Church, it's not always going to be pretty. If I wrestle with my husband has often as I wrestle with the Lord, there will even be times when I hate him (or at least think I do). Do I really want to get married? In my relationship with Lord, the saving grace is that He is God. He is faithful even when I am faithless. In marriage, both of us are sinners and while we are certainly called to be faithful, what happens when both of us are faithless? That's when we cling to the Lord and ride out the storm because if we don't we'll tear each other apart. And that is what happens. That's why the divorce rate is 50%. This is not surprising. What is surprising is 50% that hang in there.