A Marriage with God

“Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?” Jesus asks the Pharisees, who complained that Jesus’ disciples did not fast like those of the Pharisees or of John the Baptist’s (today’s Gospel, Mark 2: 18-22). Is Jesus not saying that a marriage is in process between God and human kind?  God’s love for us and His marriage to us, so to speak, is being formalized through Christ Jesus.  And just as a human bridegroom will do anything to protect his spouse and children, so, too, will God sacrifice everything to protect us, nurture us, enhance our lives and provide for our needs.

God is committed to us 100 %. How committed are you/am I to the Lord? Am I/are you giving 100% to this marriage? Or are we dragging our feet? Have we divorced God and chosen other partners? If so,  for what reasons do we pursue a different path or choose other partners?

Lord God, may we choose You as our bridegroom, as You have chosen us as Your Bride.  May we remain faithful to You, as You are to each of us!  Never do You walk away from us, Lord, not even when we seriously breach our relationship with You when, for instance, our actions are supported by pride, selfishness, greed, narcissism, racism, prejudice and other attitudes that violate our call to act in love and justice.  When we separate ourselves from You, Lord,  in these ways, we have walked away from You, not You from us. Have mercy on each of us when we pursue selfish ambitions, engage in that which is wrong, having been deceived by Satan, and/or court other gods for the same reason!  Bring us back to You, O God, especially now when “the world” is promised to us by persons who acts as gods!