+ Our gospel passage today is about marriage, real marriage. In our day, the word marriage has been widened, and
contorted so much so, that the true meaning of it is on the brink of being lost
completely. A convenient juxtaposition of different entities does not
constitute “marriage.” Marriage is the total union of two complementary – the parts
fit together seamlessly and bountifully beings, human beings, who are
anatomically and psychologically reciprocal, commutual, corresponding persons. It
was “invented” if you will, “brought into existence, as we must embrace it” by
God the Father Himself at the very beginning when he created the man and the
woman. United in mind, body, spirit, forming a cohesive unit, for the
generation of another being like themselves – a child – this is marriage.
Any
other type of coupling, or pairing, or integrated matches, will always fall
short of the true essence of “marriage.”
The
yearning and passionate desire to enter into such a “married state” – means to
be open completely to the possibility of an extended family of your own! This
is and always will be the foundation and quintessential relationship in all of civilization.
Jesus
reminds us all today in the gospel passage that these things are so, and that
we must hold up the ideal – though he is absolutely cognizant of the fact that all
kinds of tangential relationships will be formed, as civilizations, human
beings, in 2019, try their best to identify who they themselves are and what
sort of a totally human interpersonal relationship is best suited for
themselves.
The
folly of legislating the entire family structure for the assumed “rights” of a
small minority of persons makes no sense. We know this in our souls. We are
bound to follow the dictates of our souls – which reaches beyond, mind and
spirit, and personality!
If
we go where God lives in us – then he will explain it much better to you than I
can.
Be
still and listen for God, be still and hear God, be still and know the truths
he shares with you!
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