Even such cartoons for children as The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast end with a wedding. The conclusion of Snow White alludes to the marriage of the prince to his princess and ends with the words: “…and they lived happily ever after.” We buy into this perception of marriage. One that is all too quickly shattered by a fight on the honeymoon. The enemy wants us to think this is all there is. And to think that someone in this life can “complete us”, as Jerry Maguire stated in the film of the same name. Yet marriage points to something much greater than a daily life of bliss with another person (which we know isn’t reality anyway). We need to reorient our vision. Marriage – your marriage – is an image of Christ and His Church.
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Stuffed animals, a couple dresses that needed to be hung, and a Lego creation covering the top of their 15-cube organizer shelf.
“How do they stand it in here?” I thought. “Something must be done!” Orderliness: “Arranging myself and my surroundings to achieve the greatest efficiency.”¹ How orderly are you? How orderly is your home?
The gifts were on display when I responded to her next question:
“What are your take-aways from this season of waiting?” #1: Contentment My other responses fed into this:
My favorite definition of contentment comes from a book about character written for young children. It says: Contentment is “knowing God has given me everything I need to be happy.”¹ |
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