A quote from last week:
"But, of course, ceasing to be 'in love' need not mean ceasing to love. Love in this second sense-love as distinct from 'being in love'-is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit; reinforced by (in Christian marriages) the grace which both partners ask, and receive, from God. They can have this love for each other even at those moments when they do not like each other; as you love yourself even when you do not like yourself. They can retain this love even when each would easily, if they allowed themselves, be 'in love' with someone else. 'Being in love' first moved them to promise fidelity: this quieter love enables them to keep the promise. It is on this love that the engine of marriage is run: being in love was the explosion that started it."
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I'd be interested in any reactions to the discussion on Christian marriage presented at the link below:
http://www.family.org/marriage/A000001011.cfm
Thanks for sharing, Michael. This is a thought-provoking and insightful article.
I will try to find a away to provide a direct hyper-link from the web address you provided. For now, those of us that are interested in reading it will have to cut and paste the address into their browser.
For those interested, the article is entitled "God's Design for Marriage."
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