Till Death Do Us Apart
When you consider the many pressuresthat couples face today, nothing
short of an ironclad determination is
going to hold them together when the
hard times come. And the hard times
will come, as we all know.
I’m reminded of my friends, Keith and
Mary Korstjens, who have been married
now for more than 40 years. Shortly after
their honeymoon, Mary was stricken
with polio and became a quadriplegic.
Nevertheless, Keith never wavered
in his commitment to Mary.
Keith could have divorced Mary in
1957 and looked for a new and healthier
wife, but he never even considered
it.
Many of the reasons people give for
bailing out on a relationship today are
pretty flimsy by comparison.
But remember what the marriage
vows say: “For better or worse, for
richer or poorer, in sickness and in
health, forsaking all others, from this
day forward till death do us part.”
Keith and Mary Korstjens meant
those words when they said them back
in 1957. If you choose to marry, I hope
you’ll take them just as seriously.
Taken from Today Newspaper.
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