Love

Love is such a phenomenon and a mystery that it took the Greeks four words to describe it: agape, eros, philia, and storge. 1 John 4:7 tells us that God is love and 1 Corinthians 13 is often described as the "love" chapter when it declares that "love never fails." We all have probably had various experiences with love. Some good and some bad. But I am not really going to dive into that. What I want to talk about is the love I was able to experience and witness on daily basis. Today is my parent's wedding anniversary. They married each other on August 26, 1972 and that love has continued 37 years later to this day and I trust it will continue for more years to come. Yes my mom and dad experienced struggles and hardships in their marriage. There were times when they fussed and argued but there were more times when hugs and kisses and laughs and conversations were exchanged. I am blessed and fortunate to experience this first hand because what my parents have is something I wish to have. I want to share my life and world with that special woman that God has for me. My father told me that the reason that God is the author of their marriage and no matter how many times my mom screamed divorce out of anger he would respond by when you leaving because I am going with you. When God is at the center of your marriage and in the center of your life period you are able to overcome the struggles and adversities of life.

Thank God for providing me an example of a Godly marriage. Congratulations Walter and Clarice on 37 years of marriage and may God bless you with many more.

God Bless,

Rev