Marriage Course - August 17, 2012

Day 1 - Introduction

The aim of The Marriage Course is to help couples grow closer through:
• choosing commitment to each other and to their marriage
• spending time looking at relevant issues together
• increasing their understanding of each other
• developing good habits

Question:Tell each other your strongest memory of the first time you met and what first attracted you to one other.

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  • Forgiveness IS essential and one of the greatest forces for healing In a marriage
  • Degrees of difficulty in forgiving
    • Jesus on the cross of those who crucified him
    • Small Issues, e.g. husband or wife forqeting to do something or making you late
    • Big issues, e.g. unfaithfulness
  • Forgiveness, is first and foremost, a choice, not a feeling
  • Question is not, “Do we feel like forgiving?

Question IS, “Will we forgive? Will we let go of our self-pity / demand for justice / desire to retaliate?”

What does forgiveness mean to you?  Have you been forgiven, or had to forgive someone recently?  Do you find it easy, or hard to forgive?