Some are relieved, and some are disappointed, but Jesus made it clear that there is no marriage in Heaven. EXCEPT, we will be married to Him.

Through marriage, we get an earthly object lesson of the Heavenly truth that Christ is the Groom and we are His Bride. God teaches eternal values and skills to us through the marriage relationship. Even when we fail, He shows us what true love is by never failing us.

Focus on the elements of this life that have eternal value rather than temporal.

DAILY PRAYER: Lord, give us the wisdom to invest our lives in eternal things. Our neighbors, our loved ones, sin-sick souls who don’t know You, the hurting, the disappointed …

DAILY READING: Matthew 21,22