Our culture says that marriage is a matter of convenience rather than a covenant relationship established by God. Genuine marriage is between two parties who are committed to laying down their lives for each other.

In Jesus’ day, the idea of a throw away marriage was common as well. Jesus reminds the religious leaders that it was because of the hardness of Hebrew hearts that Moses allowed divorce.

Our issue with God’s law may not lie with marriage, but most of us have areas of hardness in our hearts that question the truth of what God has said about one area or another of our lives.

Jesus laid down His life for His bride, the Church. If we are to be imitators of Christ Jesus, we must lay down our lives for our spouses.

The Mass readings can be found here: Scripture Readings

The blog post can be found here: Blog Post