Monday, July 03, 2006

A Marriage

Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
1 Corinthians 13:4, The Message


"When I talk with people who come to me in preparation for marriage I often say, "Weddings are easy; marriages are difficult." The couple want to plan a wedding; I want to plan a marriage. They want to know where the bridesmaid will stand; I want to develop a plan for forgiveness. They want to discuss the music of the wedding; I want to talk about the emotions of the marriage.

I can do a wedding in twenty minutes with my eyes shut. A marriage takes year after year after year of alert, wide-eyed attention."

Run with the Horses

A Marriage, God's Message for Each Day by Eugene Peterson.

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