Marriage is under attack all around us and the more marriage fails the more the family fails and the more the family fails the more society struggles.
Marriage is an essential part of our society, of our personal happiness, and our eternal happiness.
1. Marriage links the man to the woman and the woman to the man.
You should be best friends, always there for each other.
2. Marriage links parents to children.
Too many children today live in single or step parent homes. Children need strong intact homes to help them feel secure, to help them become good strong adults, to help them form lasting bonds when they grow up. Many of the ills of society can be cured within the home. Many children who struggle in life today come from dysfunctional homes. Make our homes strong and our children will be strong.
3. Marriage is linked to the sacred power of procreation.
4. Strong families pass on to future generations the moral values and strengths to sustain a healthy civilization. When the family is strong the community is strong. When the family is strong our schools are strong.
5. The family is ordained of God.
The family is central to the 'Plan of Happiness.' We have been sent on this earth to be tried and tested. Families can be a great source of strength.
In my older years I stand strong against -
Cohabitation
Having children out of wedlock
Divorce other than in cases of abuse or infidelity
I have seen each of these things wreck havoc in our society. Our children are suffering. As a nation we need to all stand up and support strong marriages and strong families.
Readings
Websites to follow
Videos
World Congress of Families
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