Starting a Marriage Right Weekend.

This article on the July 3rd church bulletin sprang up to our attention, like a Figure 11 target at the 300m firing range. It was a perfect opportunity in a sense that it didn't require too much commitment of our time. All-you-need-to-know about relationships, compacted over a weekend .
Benny, who facilitated the condensed session, covered various topics that anyone in a serious relationship would be interested in. He began with sharing with us God's design for marriage, different needs of myself and my partner's, points of attraction and repulsion as well as sources of differences. Lyndon came along and started the Sunday morning with a short time of worship before going in depth into God's view on marriage. Some interesting Bible verses to read come from Malachi 2: 15,16; Hebrews 13:4; Ecclesiastes 5:4 and Ephesians 5: 22-25.
In Song off Solomon 2:15, "Catch the foxes dor u, the little foxes that are ruining the vineyards"; we are reminded of the 'foxes' in our relationship that slowly ruins it. Be vigilant for they are like rust which slowly but surely consumes a piece of zinc.
Take home points in creating a healthy relationship would be to coninue being courteous even when you've passed the courtship stage; having never to criticise your spouse/partner in public; not retiring to bed angry and always take the effort to pray together, committing the relationship and its inherent problems.

JP