Divorce is such a tricky topic in our times and in Jesus' own. All too often we hear of couple breaking up because of adultery, lack of faith in each other, or they have just grown distant. My mom's reason, she simply didn't love my father after sixteen years. Life is difficult. There are no clear cut paths. In so many ways, this is why we are called to love deeply and forgive.
Jesus is pretty harsh today. The Pharisees are trying to trick him into stating something against the Mosaic Law, but Jesus handles it perfectly saying that it is because we are human that Moses permitted divorce. Jesus goes on though saying that what God has joined together, no one can undo. If we think about this in relation to those we love, we can see the truth in it. Whether we love friends or family, there is that deep emotional bond of love that allows us to be separate and to come together again as if no time has passed. It is because God has joined us together.
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