Renewable Vows
Theme of the Week: Ban the 'D' Word
Jody Dean
Friday, May 20, 2005
 1 of 1
Key Bible Verse: A wife must not leave her husband. But if she does … let her remain single or else go back to him. And the husband must not leave his wife (1 Corinthians 7:10-11). Bonus Reading:Hosea 2:7, 14, 23; 3:1
John Cayce, the chief justice of the Court of Appeals for Texas's Second District, and his lovely wife, Diane, have two daughters and one lively granddaughter. There were the usual struggles early in their marriage. They occasionally fought. Eventually the tensions crowded out the romance, and John and Diane were divorced.
After being separated for around four years, John and Diane remarried—each other! They worked through their hurt, anger, frustration, and rebellion—and found their love on the other side. Whatever they had before wound up being replaced by something more beautiful and enduring. Romantic love became mature, complete love. The solution, as John and Diane happily tell anyone who'll listen, is inviting God to the marriage, not just the wedding.
As miraculous as their renewed vows seem in our disposable society, John and Diane didn't stop there. They now host a Marriage Reconciliation seminar in their church. Since it was initiated several years ago, more than 100 other couples have renewed their vows—with a beaming Chief Justice John Cayce presiding, and a proud Diane and one fidgety granddaughter looking on.
—Jody Dean in Finding God in the Evening News
My Response: I'll set a time with my wife to repeat our wedding vows.
Thought to Apply: A successful marriage demands a divorce—a divorce from your own self-love.—PAUL FROST
Adapted from Finding God in the Evening News (Revell, 2004) by permission.
Copyright © 2005 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine. Click here for reprint information on Men of Integrity. 1 of 1
 share this page
Lord, make my marriage a faithful illustration of Your eternal love for the church.
Men of Integrity
Connect with God | Transform my Mind | Live by His Power
Relate Better | Make an Impact
Home | Archives | Contact Us
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
Try an Issue of Men of Integrity
Free!
|
 |
|
No credit card required. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Offer valid in U.S. only. Click here for International orders.
If you decide you want to keep Men of Integrity coming, honor your invoice for just $19.95 and receive five more issues, a full year in all. If not, simply write "cancel" across the invoice and return it. The trial issue is yours to keep, regardless.
Give Men of Integrity as a gift
Buy 1 gift subscription, get 1 FREE!
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
| |
|
RSS Feed
