Saturday, March 8, 2003
Saturday, March 8, 2003
Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect
her husband.
"I'll have to think about that for a while," the father said gruffly. "And I'm sure I needn't remind you
that whoever marries my daughter gets a rare and beautiful prize."
"Oh, really?" said the young man, relaxing a bit. "What are my chances of seeing it now?"
This poor guy didn't realize that the rare and beautiful prize was the women he wanted to marry.
Having a great marriage means we recognize the rare and beautiful prize God has given to us.
(Ephesians 5.33
NRSV)
A young man, after weeks of agonizing, finally summoned up enough courage to ask his
girlfriend's father for his daughter's hand in marriage.
Dear God, thank you for the blessing of _________________ (fill in someone's name). Amen.
