An Example of Marriage . . .
Letter from the Editor
Volume 2 Issue 5 February 2007
Fellow Trailblazers,
My family and I spent the past week in sunny Florida visiting my
grandparents. While there, we stopped to see old St. Augustine, a
wonderful town rich with history. There, I was blessed to meet my
teacher for British Literature and American Government. He and his wife
met my family and I for dinner at a local restaurant in St. Augustine.
Needless to say, I was very excited at the prospect of meeting my
teacher. Yet I was totally unprepared for what I saw. My teacher has MS.
I was shocked to see him leaning heavily on a cane, his legs twisted
and unable to support his weight. He had mentioned that he could no
longer get around very easily, but I was not expecting such a
disability. I was even more shocked to see him smiling as he slowly led
us to the restaurant. Although it was hard to see him walking so slowly
and painfully, his face reflected nothing put happiness. And then I met
his wife.
My teacher's wife is an amazing woman. Despite her husband's obvious
handicap and the pain and hardship they must have suffered together,
she was cheerful and gay all through
dinner. She never stopped smiling and I was amazed to see her teasing
and laughing with
my teacher. You don't see that very often.
The sacrament of marriage is very much poisoned by our secular culture.
Every where, people are getting divorced, committing adultery,
destroying life by using contraception and abortion, and thinking
nothing of it. So many marriages and families are suffering because of
this enormous lack of virtue. Seeing my teacher, whose body is being
slowly destroyed by this disease, together with his wife, who is one of
the most cheerful people I have ever met, I wondered how many couples
there where today who, as soon as one started suffering from a life
threatening illness, would not hesitate to walk away. My teacher and
his wife are living examples of what is entitled in marriage.
There's more the marriage to a wonderful wedding and honeymoon. Once
you are married, you are married for life. You cannot go back on your
decision. When times get rough, you must stick with the person you have
chosen. You must support them, help them, love them and pray for them.
So many couples disregard these factors and end up unhappy, hurt and
often alone. This is not what I would want in my marriage, and I'm sure
neither would you. So, follow the example of those around you who have
gone through the trial of hard times and persevered. Learn from your
parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles and friends on how to treat the
person you marry, for better or for worse.
God Bless,
Virginia Rybicki - Editor for the Compass
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