“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” Ruth Bell Graham“But how do you deal with his anger?” a church friend asked referring to my husband. She also knew my husbands’ prior wife and most certainly listened to her complaints during their breakup and divorce. “I call him on it,” I replied, “I tell him his tone is unreasonable and that I’m his partner, not his employee.”
It’s going to take much more than promises this time Only God can change our minds Maybe you and I were never meant to be complete Could we just be broken together If you can bring your shattered dreams and I’ll bring mine Could healing still be spoken and save us The only way we’ll last forever is broken together I pointed out to my friend that I’m not without my issues, too. It can be hard to live with me at times. Yet, despite our brokenness we can still find happiness, even bliss, by forgiving with kindness, listening with understanding and loving without conditions. For me, I’ve learned that loving is a risk. I had to first become vulnerable and love unconditionally before I could be open enough to receive love in return. My experience has taught me to first love and be lovable, then if the love is returned, it will be the most rewarding love…peace, joy, contentment.
Note: Ruth Bell Graham (1920-2007), an American poet, author, painter, philanthropist, and wife of the famous evangelist Bill Graham. She was born in China to medical missionary parents, and educated in Korea and the US. She founded the Ruth and Billy Graham Children’s Health Center in Asheville, North Carolina. By her encouragement Billy Graham took his evangelism tour to China, and Ruth accompanied him on various trips throughout Asia, earning them both the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1996.
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