- In Jesus’s day and age, women were much more economically vulnerable than they are today. Some argued that men should be able to divorce their wives for “any and every reason” (and wives didn’t have the power to divorce husbands), but Jesus wanted to prevent women from becoming vulnerable in this way.
- Even though today women are less economically vulnerable, marriage is still a sacred bond, and not one to be thrown away lightly.
- Researchers have found that even in unhappy marriages, choosing to stay together will very often lead to a happy marriage. This requires redirecting energy away from comparison shopping and into investing in the relationship spouses already have.
- How do Jesus’s words against divorce strike you?
- How has your life been impacted by divorce?
- Today’s action challenge is to find a couple who has been married for a long time, and ask if you can interview them. If they say yes, ask them questions like, What does it take to make marriage last? What’s the point of marriage? How has being married changed both of you? What’s some advice you would give to young people who are considering marriage? Take notes on their answers and keep them somewhere you won’t lose them.