A Gathering of Hope
The bible offers verses that encourage community and connection … such as “two are better than one” and “don’t forsake assembling of yourselves together”. When I read these, I sometimes take it as merely a suggestion.
The bible offers verses that encourage community and connection … such as “two are better than one” and “don’t forsake assembling of yourselves together”. When I read these, I sometimes take it as merely a suggestion.
I recently watched a documentary on gold miners in early California. I was astonished how incredibly hard their lives were, often with little reward of a nugget found. I’m sure what kept them going was the possibility of striking it rich.
What if there are proven, healthy nutrients for relationships? What if we have learned to eat a diet of junk food when it comes to marriage or parenting and know little of what makes relationships grow in a healthy way.
One area that often tripped us up in marriage was expectations. These formed many of our myths about marriage. But expectations are often unrealistic, and it’s been said “an expectation is a resentment waiting to happen”.
All couples face challenges. In their book, “In Quest of the Mythical Mate”, the authors describe the stages of marriage in a way that was very helpful for us.