Oct 27.97: Light For The Day - "Marriage 2"

"For this reason a man will leave his father and 
his mother and be united to his wife, and they 
become one flesh." -- Genesis 2:24 (NIV)

"So they are no longer two, but one. 
Therefore what God has joined together, 
let man not separate." -- Matthew 19:6 (NIV)

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"Marriage"

A man shall leave his father and his mother 
and cleave unto his wife
And the two shall become one flesh for all 
the rest of the days of their life.
They will walk side by side through life 
without having any stress or strife
Because they never use harsh words 
to each other that will cut like a knife.

A total blending of two individual lives is 
truly what a marriage is.
It is no longer just a matter of what might be 
her's or what is his
But Jesus Christ, the Saviour must be placed 
in the center of all this
For without His being there it's all chance, 
it's a game of hit or miss.

As you stand together before God and pledge 
to each other your love
Ask God to always lead and guide you from 
His heavenly throne above.
Later on in your life, when the blessings of 
children begin to come along
Keeping Jesus at the center of a marriage is 
what always keeps it strong.

As the two of you each assumes their proper
role within this new family,
With Christ in the middle, your marriage is sure 
to be the best that it can be.
I don't mean there'll never be a crisis or hurdle 
as you travel over life's sea
But remembering to always put Him first will 
assure you of a total victory.

Then year after precious year as the wedding 
anniversaries each fly by,
You can celebrate each and every one by lifting 
praise to Jesus on high.
Having a Christ centered marriage is a wondrous 
and a beautiful thing
As you look forward together daily to see what 
love and joy it will bring.

The mixing and blending of your two separate 
lives is now nearly complete.
As one flesh with Christ, you're now ready to 
go out and face life's street.
With the exchange of your vows and the giving 
and receiving of your rings,
With a few simple words spoken, you'll be ready 
to face whatever life brings.

-- Beatrice (Bea) Filkins
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"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy,
it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs." 
-- 1Corinthians 13:4,5 (NIV):

"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving 
one another, as God in Christ forgave you."
Ephesians 4:32 (RSV) :
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Fewer Marriages would skid,
if more who said, "I Do," "Did." -- Anon.

The best friend is likely to acquire the best wife
(or husband), because a good marriage is based
on the talent for Friendship. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love
with a personality, but must live with a character. 
-- Peter DeVries 
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