Where were you in 1960? I don't know about you, but I was not even born yet. Yet, 50 years ago, my in-laws made the following promises to one another:
"to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part."
And for 50 years, they have kept those vows: for better, for worse; in good times and bad; as they have seen children and grandchildren enter into their lives; as family and friends have come and gone; and as their health has gradually declined over time.
And now, as they enter into the final chapter of their lives, we are able to celebrate the example that they have left for us; the example that marriage is not a contract to be entered into but a covenant that is to be kept.
I am thankful for their and many other examples of people who, while by no means perfect, strive to follow the life long commitment that a man and woman make before their Creator.
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