MY MARRIAGE

Great quotes, links to articles, maybe an occasional original writing on marriage.  strengthening it. rebuilding it. making it work.

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The value that you place in your marriage can be assessed by how much of your time is spent cultivating it. Couples voice a desire for intimate companionship. Yet, most couples spend more time microwaving dinner than investing in their marriage.
Copyright © 2008, Dr. Harold L. Arnold, Jr

view your marriage as a precious, valuable investment. Does your marriage seem like a bet, tentative at best? Or does it seem like an argument, a constant, perpetual argument? Pray for eyes to see your marriage for what it really is: a sacred promise, a safe hiding place, a vehicle for personal and mutual growth and a gorgeous allegory for Christ and His bride.

Married love should mirror Christ's love for His church closer than any other earthly form of love. While it may occasionally hurt to give this kind of love and forgiveness to your spouse, think of how wonderful it is to be on the receiving end.

a covenant is an exchange of persons, as opposed to a contract, which is an exchange of promises.
Covenants are established by making an oath—an oath that creates kinship between the two who are making the covenant.
Christ strikes a covenant with us at our baptism—one that is stronger than blood, one that establishes a divine, everlasting kinship bond. In making covenant with Him, God adopts us into His family and treats us as heirs to the family fortune.

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