It seems like I should write something profound about our anniversary. I have been thinking about this for 2 weeks. First of all, the photos are hilarious. Jared looks more like the man I married than Mike does. I'm not even talking about how different I look. If I could look like that again but have my 46 year old brain and heart, that would be great. Maybe with less hair!
I have been pondering the biblical metaphor on marriage. How a marriage is a picture of a believers relationship with Jesus. I understand some of it but some of it is beyond me. I believe that most people deep inside want to be married and that points to our God given desire to be in a deep relationship with him. But why is it so hard. It feels so elusive some days. Marriage is also great some days and I wouldn't want to not be married but it is so hard sometimes. It feels like the intimacy we want doesn't exist. We try and try and it evades us. And then, it sneaks up and surprises me with its presence. Overwhelming, encouraging, making me long for more.
On our recent anniversary trip, we experienced both sides of this phenomena. Sweet minutes of great laughter and friendship but also tears and frustration. I don't like the down side but it seems to be part of the deal. So I will take it. I wouldn't want to miss out on the tastes of Eden we sometimes experience together. I love you Mike.
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Before I got married I thought about some of those same things too. How I am part of the church and the bride of Christ. And I am promising and vowing to my husband to be something that really only Christ could be to him. There's no way I can keep those promises and vows unless Christ does them in me. Which is evident on a daily basis!
I love that you both long for a certain kind of intimacy. And while you don't always experience it, I rejoice with you in the moments that it does, reminding you why your'e together in the first place.
I experience some of what you were talking about also. The good times with the bad - I think every marriage knows this. And when I look at my relationship with Christ, it's full of those same ups and downs, good and bad, wonderful and sorrowful.
WHich I guess makes marriage all the more beautiful. And our relationship with Christ just as it ought to be.
Congrats on 25 years!
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