Among the non-student readers of these daily offerings there are folks which a much better understanding than I of the stresses and circumstances which lie behind any decision to divorce. I do not presume to instruct any of you.
But for the sake of our student readers, I do want to comment on Jesus' instructions that the bond of marriage is for life; it is a union which God has formed.
It is a common joke among the women in LCM-C not to ask me questions regarding romance. I am not a fan of dime store novels nor of the way marriage is portrayed in most romantic movies. The union of which Mark 10 speaks is one in which the couple understands their covenant to be an improved means for them to serve - to serve one another, to serve God, to serve the creation. We find joy and happiness and pleasure in that covenant, but it is not these gratifications which claim us and motivate us. When such pleasures become the chief aim, the relationship has yet another opportunity to begin to unravel.
You who are young and no where near making a life-long commitment to another person are precisely the ones who need to ponder on Mark 10. In the very process of picking a mate, or identifying who may be an appropriate mate for you, it is essential that you discuss what it is that will lie at the root and foundation of your relationship. If it is self-fulfillment, the luster may wear off and the satisfactions wane. If it is an enhanced opportunity to live the life that unites us with all that God has created, there are new discoveries each day of where this opportunity will expand.
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