This article is one that says that clergy should be allowed to be married. Which was probably written at a time before clergy actually got married. Ok. Ok. I am only kidding. But maybe you are sitting there and reading this and wondering, why would the marriage of clergy be such a big deal, unless of course you were clergy.
So why make it something that is so important? Well I think there are a couple ways that you can look at this that will be blessing whether you are clergy or not. One thing to note is that this says something about marriage. All joking aside, marriage is a wonderful and beautiful thing. It is a gift from God. Marriage is something that the Scriptures treat as very important. There we find the image of marriage as a picture for the relationship between Jesus (bridegroom) and the people of God (the bride). Just that alone says many important things about not just marriage, but who God is, and how God relates to God's people.
OK. So that seems pretty good. I guess. But what if you are neither clergy, nor married? Does this say anything to you? Sure. Because this affirms that the gifts that God gives are indeed good. Now who is to say to God how those gifts should be distributed or to whom they belong? God works in ways and with an understanding that is far above our own. So we can give thanks and celebrate the gifts that God gives. And when we see our neighbor have different gifts, we give thanks and celebrate with our neighbor. God is indeed good. None of us deserve the blessings that we have. But we have them because of how great and awesome and loving and merciful our God is. And so we give thanks. I pray that God's presence and gifts in your lives would be a blessing to you this week and always.
Sincerely,
Pastor CJ
2 comments:
When did polygamy, as practiced by the Old TestamentIsraelites, end? Was it before the first century? What I'm trying to ask is if Christ's model of marriage is the same as our contemporary model of one man/one woman.
The Roman Catholic church considers marriage one of the sacraments. How can it be a sacrament since it does not involve the forgiveness of sins and wasn't instituted by Christ?
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