Daily Devotion

“It is not love that maintains marriage, but from now on, marriage maintains love; because marriage is not based on love, but on God's order and calling in Christ.”

Bonhoeffer · Letters from Prison

Scripture

Ephesians 5:31-32 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I am speaking about Christ and the church."

Reflection

The strength of marriage lies not in the passion of love but in the covenant established by God. Bonhoeffer reminded me that marriage sustains love, not love sustains marriage; its foundation is in Christ, in God's order and calling. Paul said that marriage is the mystery of Christ and the church, which made me understand that the union of husband and wife is a testimony pointing to the inseparable relationship between Christ and the church.