New Church Life September/October 2015 | Page 29

        in the first place, and from that solid ground, wisely and lovingly respond to what is happening in today’s world – as individuals and as a Church. My hope is that we can consider some of the reasons the Lord created marriage in the first place, and from that solid ground, wisely and lovingly respond to what is happening in today’s world. Marriage at its core. There is a further reason for choosing a theme of love and wisdom in that it helps us get to the heart of what marriage is. Love and wisdom constitute a fundamental duality that originates in the Lord our Creator and extends into all things created, including ourselves. (See Divine Love and Wisdom 28) But when we get to the unique and complementary way in which men and women are created, we start to see something foundationa