Wisdom from the wise

"I have wondered if restlessness and the endless searching for something new, something shinier, is the reason for the rate of divorce that seems to be spiraling in our societies. . . . The Lord has defined marriage for us. [Matthew 19:5] Surely the happiest marriages are those where your hurt is my hurt, my pain is your pain, my victory, your victory, my concerns, your concerns. The oneness of heart, of soul, of flesh seems to be more of a challenge than ever before in the world in which the question seems to be: 'What is there in this for me?' Far too many marriage partners have become merely an ornament on the sleeve rather than a part of the heart" (The Teachings of Howard W. Hunter, p. 137). CP