grand opening
“Then the eyes of both of them were opened.” —Genesis 3:7
My daughter and her husband prepared for marriage by taking counsel from the writings of the Popes and the wealth of the extraordinarily beautiful teachings of the Catholic Church on married life and human reproduction. Now they have seven beautiful children. Praise be to God for His glorious plan for man and woman!
The innocent eyes of Adam and Eve were opened to the effects of sin and disobedience when they turned away from God (Gn 3:6ff). Today, in a sinful, secular world which by its nature rebels against the will of God, married couples and those preparing for marriage desperately need to have their eyes opened (Gn 3:7) to the glory of God’s beautiful plan for marriage. God’s plan draws upon the original innocence and intimacy of man and woman “at the beginning” (see Mt 19:8). As wondrous as marriage was before the fall of man, God’s plan for marriage in Christ far exceeds His original plan for Adam and Eve. Marriage in Christ has been redeemed to a new, sacramental, glorious innocence and intimacy of man and woman made into new creations in Jesus.
Married couples and those preparing for marriage, put your relationship in the hands of Jesus. Let Jesus touch your eyes and ears, and open them to hear God’s will for your marriage. Jesus “has done everything well” (Mk 7:37). He will make your relationship better than you could ever ask for or imagine (Eph 3:20).
Prayer: Father, may all men and women let Jesus open their eyes (Gn 3:7) and ears (Mk 7:35).
Promise: “You are my Shelter; from distress You will preserve me; with glad cries of freedom You will ring me round.” —Ps 32:7
Praise: St. Methodius gave up his government job to bring Christ to the Slavic nations.
Reference: (This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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