Waverly Church of Christ

Many of you are presently married or have been married. If you are a person who is a widow or widower, it is my prayer that the years which you and your spouse spent together were filled with many precious memories which still bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. If you are a couple who are in the golden years of your lives, it is my prayer that you still smile when your spouse walks into the room and that you are enjoying each moment which God grants you together. If you are a couple in the process of raising your children, those  of us who are older know what you are going through. We also know that the strength of your marriage and your combined commitment to honor God before your children will pay great dividends in the years to come. Stay the course. If you are a young couple just starting out or with small children, I want you to know that there will be ups and downs in the years ahead.  However, if you stand by your commitment to love and cherish one another until death parts you, one day when you are old and gray, you will look back and say to one another, “We made it! By God’s grace, we made it!” This morning, I want us to look back to God’s institution of marriage in the beginning of creation and hopefully see the marvelous plan He put in place for men and women down through the ages.