Saturday, November 10, 2001
Saturday, November 10, 2001
"Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
Pharisees came to test Jesus. They began by asking him whether it was lawful for a
man to
divorce his wife. You may think that obtaining quick and easy divorces is something
new.
Untrue. Divorces were much easier to obtain in Jesus' day. Jesus asked the
Pharisees, "What did
Moses command you?" They answered, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of
divorce
and send her away." Jesus said, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses gave you
this
commandment. But from the beginning, God made them male and female. For this
cause a man
shall leave his father and mother, and the two shall become one flesh; consequently
they are no
longer two, but one flesh." Then Jesus added those words that have graced so many
Christian
marriages over the centuries: "Therefore what God has joined together, let no man put
asunder."
(Mark
10:9
NRSV)
The head of a large real estate company kept a small sign above his desk that read,
"I'm the
Boss." One of his salesman taped a note to the sign that read, "Your wife called, she
wants her
sign back!"
Dear God, bless our marriages and help us to be fully committed to them. Amen.
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