I just love weddings.
The hope. The promises. The look of love in the couple’s eyes.
I love to listen to the vows. Often I’ll reach over and squeeze my
husband’s hand as I remember that precious day in October 1984 when
we proclaimed our love and made promises before God and our families.
…..”to love, honor and cherish, for better, for worse, for
richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health...”
Sadly, the joy felt at weddings does not always last. The divorce
statistics tell us that! The challenges of every-day life get in the
way and the next thing we know the hopes, dreams and promises are
shattered. This is especially true if one of those every day
challenges happens to be a chronic illness or disability. A
staggering 75% of couples faced with a chronic illness or disability
choose to end their marriage.
How can we reverse that trend? Why is it so much harder to stay
married in these circumstances? What does the Bible say we should do?
How can we safeguard our own marriages from this deplorable
statistic?
