Every now and then, I am
assigned to court take (or manage the courtroom) during hearings of civil
cases. The saddest episodes are those
when family members sue each other over the possessions left by ascendants. Just
the other day, there was a couple who must have separated, sitting in the
opposite sides of the courtroom, and they never glanced at each other. Years of togetherness thrown out of the
window, and in lieu unfeeling, if not hatred in their hearts.
On a Sunday, just prior to making
the final blessing in the Eucharistic celebration, the priest called upon a
couple to make an announcement. They said that there was a time in their lives
that the love that they professed to each other had nearly become barren due to
the busyness in making a living. It was only when they participated in a Marriage Encounter Weekend that they rekindled their romance, having been
reminded of their vows and that communication between couples need to be as
regular as watering a plant for it to live and flourish. They invited couples
to attend.
There is no magic potion to
make a marriage work. Husband and wife must develop a lifetime plan to make
their relationship flourish, and only when Jesus is made the center of that
relationship will marriage last, through good times and bad. Constant dialogue just like constant prayer
deepens the marriage, as the latter enriches the bond with God. “Rather, speaking
the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head,
into Christ.” (Ephesians 4:15)
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