from Have A Little Faith ... another one...

Another passage that I want to share.......(on A Good Marriage)

The author asked the pastor:

Can you predict which marriages will survive? I asked.

"Sometimes," he said. "If they're communicating well, they have a good chance. If they have a similar belief system, similar values, they have a good chance."

What about love?

"Love they should alwyas have. But love changes."

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"The word - commitment - has lost its meaning. I'm old enough to remember when it used to be a positive. A committed person was someone to be admired. He was loyal and steady. Now a commitment is something you avoid. You don't want to tie yourself down."

"It's the same with faith, by the way. We don't want to get stuck having to go to services all the time, or having to follow all the rules. We don't want to commit to God. We'll take Him when we need Him, or when things are going good. But real commitment? That requires staying power - in faith and in marriage."

And if you don't commit? I asked.

"Your choice. But you miss what's on the other side."

What's on the other side?

"Ah." He smiles. "A happiness you cannot find alone."