There has been a lot of news this week about same sex marriage. Same sex marriage is something I struggle to understand. I have good friends that are gay, and I love them very much. I did some reading yesterday to try to help me figure out if there is some position I should take due to my faith in Jesus. The only thing I came up with seems way too simple. I have chosen to believe the Bible, and the Bible says homosexuality is not God’s plan for us. I have chosen to follow Jesus, and he is my perfect example of truth and love. I will continue to seek to understand more, but I realized this morning that there is something else I do know about - my marriage to Caroline. We celebrated our 30th Anniversary this week. I thank God every day for putting her into Ms. Jones kindergarten class when we were both 5 years old. I have done a lot of stupid stuff that has made marriage difficult at times, but I am proud that we have found a way to work through those issues to make room for all of the blessings that God has rained down us. There is no question in my mind that God intended us to be together forever. I love you, Caroline.
Happy Anniversary to two of my favorite people!
ReplyDeleteWant to dig a little deeper?
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithforward/2013/03/a-progressive-christian-view-of-marriage-equality/
thumbnail: http://www.religioustolerance.org/hombiblmarr.htm; getting deeper: http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_bibl.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/on-homosexuality-many-christians-get-the-bible-wrong/2013/02/13/2443d062-761f-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_blog.html
http://www.progressivechristianalliance.org/Blog/articles/clobbering-the-clobber-passages/
God is love is God. Shalom, Mary