If...Then

~~~Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time ~~~

~~ Genesis 2:18-24 ~~ Psalm 128 ~~ Hebrews 2:9-11 ~~ 

~~~ Mark 10:2-16 ~~~

...what God has joined together,

no human being must separate.

Traditional marriage between one man 

and one woman 

has recently been challenged.

God made each man and each woman

 in his likeness...

to love and serve him...

to be loved by him...the creator.

Same sex couples are given

 the same blessings by God.

Marriage to me will always mean 

a union between man and woman..

male and female. 

It is the concept and interpretation 

of the word marriage that I want to preserve.

The union between two persons of the same sex 

may certainly be blessed by God,

but perhaps we should have called

 this union something special...a new word.

We create new words for the English language every year.

By using the same word it seems 

to imply that it is the same relationship...

clearly it is a completely unique and different relationship.

May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.

The Lord blesses all the days of our life no matter who we are...

no matter who we love.

He also blesses us throughout our lives.

We receive blessings for each stage of our life,

for at each stage we need different blessings.

Blessings to find the right partner...

Blessings to grow together in relationship...

Blessings to foster and rear a family...

Blessings for our aging years...

Blessings for the surviving spouse.

These are just a few of the days of our lives.

If we love one another, God remains in us

and his love is brought to perfection in us.

This verse gives us much to for reflection.

This is an 'if...then' verse...

cause and effect.

Love is the critical link...

If we do not love all people than God's love 

can not be brought to perfection in us.

God is love.

We have this same love in us..

how can we deny it to others?

This post only reflects my personal perspective

on the meaning of marriage.

It is not meant to judge or condemn anyone.

God blesses all the days of your life

just as he blesses the days of all of his creatures...

men and women.

~~~Peace~~~