Reflections on Marriage—R is for Religion
I love these quotes from great religious leaders about spirituality, God, and religion. For centuries of time, there have been people on earth who have looked toward heaven to find meaning in life. We need spirituality as individuals and as married couples. We cannot form an enduring relationship with our spouse without a spiritual foundation.
Quotations
To gather with God's people in united adoration of the Father
is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer.
—Martin Luther
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire,
men cannot live without a spiritual life.
—Buddha
You cannot believe in God
until you believe in yourself.
—Swami Vivekananda
Prayer does not change God,
but it changes him who prays.
—Soren Kierkegaard
Science without religion is lame,
religion without science is blind.
—Albert Einstein
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in.
Aim at earth and you get neither.
—C. S. Lewis
When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon,
my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
—Mahatma Gandhi
R - Religion
Religion
will inspire and
solidify your marriage
as you both
put aside personal
differences of opinion,
seek earnestly to
learn divine truths,
and lean on
the Lord while
keeping His commandments.
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths.
—Proverbs 3: 5-6
I like what D. Todd Christofferson said about being actively involved in organized religion in his talk entitled, Why the Church:
In the Church we not only learn divine doctrine; we also experience its application. As the body of Christ, the members of the Church minister to one another in the reality of day-to-day life. All of us are imperfect; we may offend and be offended. We often test one another with our personal idiosyncrasies. In the body of Christ, we have to go beyond concepts and exalted words and have a real “hands-on” experience as we learn to “live together in love.”
Yes, religion will definitely inspire and solidify our marriages as we learn to live together in love.