KEEP THE LOVE ALIVE

Song of Songs 7:6, 10

You are beautiful, so very desirable! My darling, I am yours, and you desire me.

Marriage may be likened to a beautiful flower that wilts with the passing of time or to fine table wine that gets better with age. Ano kaya ang inyong pagiging mag-asawa, parang bulaklak na nalalanta habang tumatagal, o parang table wine na lalong sumasarap habang dumadaan ang panahon? After the usual period of discovery and excitement during the initial stages of marriage, many couples become too familiar with each other and start to become neglectful. Nagpapabaya na sa isa’t-isa sapagkat magkakilala na. Nagiging pabaya sa kanilang relasyon because they are confident that the spouse will always be there no matter what. Husbands and wives start to take each other for granted. Kung nangyayari yan sa inyong buhay, hindi dapat.

Kapag nagsimula na tayong magsabi na hindi naman yan mawawala kahit na ano ang mangyari, handa na rin tayong mawala iyon sapagkat unti-unting nasisira ang apoy, ganda, at init ng pagsasamahan. At sa katagalan, some couples begin to live separate lives apart from each other though they reside in the same house. And due to lack of nurture and care, many marriages simply fall apart or more commonly slide into that awkward stage where it is neither dead nor alive, neither hated nor loved.

Love and loving must be nourished, cared for, protected, guarded, and prioritized if marriage is to change from glory to glory. Hindi dapat nawawalan ng excitement ang marriage. Both husband and wife must really work hard to keep the love alive.