I have been reading The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller and, though it is a bit erudite :) , I am learning much from it. So, as I await the arrival of my husband from a visit to his family in NH, it is appropriate that I pray for him and for our marriage.
Dear Heavenly Father, some of the things in Keller's book are weighty. The word "ezer" comes to mind, a strong and faithful helper, a word used in connection with You in Scripture and in connection with a wife as well. There is another word as well that hasn't made the same impression -- yet -- on my mind, but I want to emphasize it so that I do remember it. Please work with me and on me to be the kind of wife that Keller referenced in the quote I put on Facebook:
“Within this Christian vision of marriage, here's what it means to fall in love. It is to look at another person and get a glimpse of what God is creating, and to say, "I see who God is making you, and it excites me! I want to be part of that. I want to partner with you and God in the journey you are taking to his throne. And when we get there, I will look at your magnificence and say, 'I always knew you could be like this. I got glimpses of it on earth, but now look at you!”Show me those glimpses of what You are creating in my husband, and show him glimpses of what You are creating in me! I wouldn't mind a few glimpses of what You are doing in me, though. :)
In Jesus's name~~Amen.
