Story of the day: Are you pecking?
I love to look at my grandparents who have been married over 55 years and wonder how they have done it and are still in love. The way that they talk with one another, the way they still take care for each other. When we had gone to visit my grandmother, I had noticed something small, but it spoke volumes to me. She was sitting next to my grandfather and she so gently placed her head on his shoulder. They didn’t even have to say a word and I knew that their love was so great even after 55 years. So what is the secret to many marriages that last so long?
I found an interesting story that was written about the shuttle Discovery. It had been grounded, not by technical difficulties or lack of government funding, but by woodpeckers. Yellow-shafted flicker woodpeckers found the insulating foam on the shuttle’s external fuel tank irresistible material for pecking.
The foam is critical to the shuttle’s performance. Without it, ice forms on the tank when it’s filled with the super cold fuel, ice that can break free during liftoff and damage the giant spacecraft. The shuttle was grounded until the damage was repaired.
Marriages or any relationship that you are in can be frequently damaged not only by big things– abuse or abandonment–but by the little things. Criticism, lack of respect, and taking each other for granted, can peck away at the relationship and keep us from reaching the heights of love. Are you pecking?
Quote of the day: Charles W. Shedd
“Marriage is not so much finding the right person as it is being the right person.”
Bible verse of the day: Song of Solomon
“My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the lilies.”
Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father,
As I see the love between my grandparents, may I bring into my own marriage the things that have kept theirs going so strong. They always put You first, which spoke volumes to me as a child, and even now as an adult. They self sacrifice their own needs to give to one another, and they demonstrate their love with their children. They recognize their weaknesses, but when they are put together, they have created a bond so great that even through their difficult times, they were able to withstand anything that could tear their relationship apart. I pray for marriages across this country. I pray that they put You first in their relationship, I pray for strengthening, and I pray for open communication. I pray for those that are about to get married or are in a relationship that they too can learn from these things so that they too can have a strong relationship. I thank You for this day!
In Jesus Name I pray,
Amen
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