I got married quite young (for our generation, that is). I was 20, and my wife was 19.
I remember how the idea of getting married was a type of a hiding place for me. It was not just company and intimacy, it was a new purpose, direction, and for lots of life's demands, a legitimate excuse: 'Sorry, I can't, I need to get home to the wife...' Truth is, marriage - and kids and friends and fam' - have served me well in life for hiding. For safety. For protection and comfort and peace and rest. Brothers have been there, parents have provided, my wife stood with me, kids smiled and loved. Love towards me has hidden me. David wrote this of God: 'You are my hiding place.' (Ps 32:7) Jesus pointed us to 'Love God' as the most important commandment, and when grounded here - truly expended in loving God - Jesus called us to pour it over others. 'The second most important commandment is this, to love your neighbor as yourself.' (Mt 22:36-40).
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