Hy-phenated
‘The Creator made them male and
female,’ and…‘a man will leave his father and mother and be
united to his wife…’
Matthew 19:4
“I’m hyphenated!” Emily
announced.
“What’s hyphenated?” a friend
asked.
“I have two last names,” Emily
explained. “I am Emily Markle-James, with a hyphen!” she said
delightedly.
Which prompted the next question, “Why
do you have two last names?”
“Because, silly,” she said smiling,
“my Mommy and Daddy have different last names.”
“You know,” one boy offered, “Moms
use the Dad’s last name when they get married.”
“Oh, they’re not married. They just
love each other!” she innocently proclaimed.
“Well…” another girl asked, “if
they love each other why didn’t they get married?”
“Mommy and Daddy say that if you
really love each other there’s no reason to get married,” Emily
answered. “They say it’s just a piece of paper.”
“What’s just a piece of paper?”
the boy asked.
“A marriage paper, silly!” she said
laughingly.
“What’s a marriage paper?” he
asked curiously.
“It’s just some piece of paper
about marriage,” Emily said, not really knowing how else to answer.
She’d never asked her parents that question, so she had no other
answer.
“I know!” said one girl. “It’s
a paper that says a marriage is legal. It means mommies and daddies
can live together and have kids.”
That hung in silence for a moment
before Emily said, “I’m a kid. And Mommy and Daddy don’t have a
marriage paper. I guess that piece of paper doesn’t mean anything!”
her adolescent theology resolved.
†
God-ordained law will always be
subverted by people who disagree with and would change it to suit
their needs, citing antiquated idealism; especially where sex
and the family are concerned.
Our children have no control over who
their parents are, or what they believe. And what we believe is
passed on to our children as they mature. It is critical that we
teach them the truth about civil unions, whereby couples live
together under man’s common law, vs. God’s
spiritual law as it pertains to the marriage covenant. One is
permissible, yet unacceptable before God. The other is pure, creating
good spiritual health and moral character.
Prayer
“Help us teach our
children about the sanctity of marriage, Lord, and how they should
live within Spiritual absolutes. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
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